1 sett 1973 anni - Presidential Pardon

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A month after becoming president, Ford announced that he pardoned Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed, which meant he wouldn’t face a criminal trial
It was very controversial, as millions of Americans wanted to see him brought to justice and there were still things that remained unknown (eg. did the President know the details about the burglary before it took place?)
There were those who thought that Nixon and Ford had made a deal before Nixon resigned, but Ford denied this
He repeatedly stated his belief that pardoning Nixon was the only way the USA could move on from watergate
Although it was an unpopular decision, pardoning Nixon was probably the best thing to do to try and allow the nation to recover, as opposed to facing months/years of criminal trials

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