Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social

"According to Nixon aide John Dean, “the new ruling, in effect, decriminalizes Nixon’s conduct during the Watergate scandal.”
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/strongman-...

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Bill Jank @billjank.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 16:28 UTC

It’s worth repeating that John Roberts clerked for William Rehnquist, who had to recuse himself from Supreme Court cases involving Nixon because Rehnquist had been in Nixon’s DoJ and didn’t step down.

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Tristan Palmgren @tristanpalmgren.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 16:35 UTC

Nixon's conduct has been de facto decriminalized in that a R president committing the same crimes now would not face any consequences for it.

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The chicken lady @chickenlady.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 16:30 UTC

Um. Maybe. Maybe not. As we don't know what the charges would've been.

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DrGeophysics @drgeophysics.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 16:35 UTC

John Dean nailed it with his tweet.

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