• MrVilliam@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        “When the president does it, that means it’s not illegal.” Richard Nixon, 1977, David Frost interview.

        Idk, kinda seems like this is just what would’ve happened if Nixon had Fox News batting for him.

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          6 months ago

          Almost like their lesson from this was “we need control of everything people hear about news and politics”, leading to the creation of Fox News, ClearChannel, etc.

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          6 months ago

          Not quite. He was told that there were enough votes against him (including from his own party) that he’d lose impeachment proceedings, and that was the impetus for his resignation.

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            6 months ago

            Id call that shame of not wanting to face the impeachment. Trump on the other hand would have kept the course even if he knew every congressman and senator would vote he was guilty and to be impeached and removed. And if the likes of Romney had bothered to discuss their disgust of his actions there was a small but real chance he would have been convicted.