Ford pardoning Nixon was well-intentioned but a big mistake. Justice done provides reconciliation without which it’s difficult to move on. It will be important once this administration is over that we refuse to “let bygones be bygones.” Not for revenge but for a sense of justice.

Nov 16, 2020 · 12:40 PM UTC

96
112
31
908
Replying to @marwilliamson
Are we applying this justice to other living war criminals and corrupt leaders? If so I'm on board. If you want justice to start and end with Trump then I can't take you seriously.
Replying to @marwilliamson
And to create the record for what is not legal or acceptable conduct in elected office. Trumps only “legacy” will be the painful lesson of destruction committed by unqualified grifters in public service.
Replying to @marwilliamson
I agree 100% ... If Trump is indicted for anything ... he should not be pardoned! ... he needs to pay for the thousands of people he's killed related to this pandemic ... for the children he's abused at the border ... for his quid pro quo deals ... his tax evasion ... etc ... etc
1
Replying to @marwilliamson
Well-intentioned? It was a quid pro quo, a condition of Ford's employment. His inner struggle about it was all theater.
Replying to @marwilliamson
Yes I feel so strongly about this. In every story we read and movie we watch the hero/anti hero/villain has to go through an atonement. Without it there is no sense of justice or completion.
Replying to @marwilliamson
40+ people were convicted behind the Watergate scandal. Trump's administration is going to make that look like child's play. Yes they must all face justice if this democracy can survive.
4
Replying to @marwilliamson
He’ll either pardon himself or get Pence to at the last-minute. Would be nice though. He’s made a career out of dodging responsibility for his many crimes.
1
Replying to @marwilliamson
Not while Brennan, Clapper and Comey are walking around free.