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What would have happened if Gerald Ford never pardoned Nixon?

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That Ford's pardon was for any crimes he had or may have committed implied that there was at least the possibility of other crimes that would be discovered in a full ... read more

Nixon would have stood trial for obstruction of justice and subornation of perjury, and would have been convicted. The judge probably would have spared a former president jail time. Ford might not have lost the 1976 election to Jimmy Carter. read more

On this day in 1974, President Gerald Ford, who assumed office on the heels of President Richard M. Nixon’s resignation, pardons his predecessor for his involvement in the Watergate scandal. Congress had accused Nixon of obstruction of justice during the investigation of the Watergate scandal, which began in 1972. read more

The gist of Woodward's account is that immediately prior to Nixon's resignation, Nixon's chief of staff, Alexander Haig, offered what Ford interpreted to be a quid pro quo: Nixon will leave if you guarantee him a pardon. read more

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