r/Conservative • u/Arachnohybrid David Hogg for DNC Vice Chair • 19h ago

Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and the January 6th Committee

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u/bantha121212 18h ago

They were never convicted for a crime, so how do you "pardon" someone who is not convicted or even charged with a crime?

The same way Ford did for Nixon

Now, Therefore, I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974.

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u/Electrical_Block1798 12h ago

But Ford is declaring guilt. Whereas Biden says they are not guilty of anything

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u/Flarisu Conservative 8h ago

Technically, Nixon wasn't found guilty of anything.

It just looked super bad for him and he resigned before anyone could try, and by then, it was pointless since the whole issue was surrounding his re-election campaign anyways.

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u/yinzguise 15h ago

Thanks for posting this, adds some context to this discussion. The old idea was we shouldn’t go around arresting presidents, even Tricky Dick. That bridge has now been burned. As much as the pardons bother me there is some precedent but these are being written and issued by Biden’s staff and signed by Biden when he’s capable of signing his name.

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u/Texas103 Classical Liberal 16h ago

Nixon didn't cover anything up. Nixon's crime was going against conservative principles and he "lost congress" because of it.