Trump threatened it would be “very dangerous” if he were jailed over the new charges he’s likely facing, citing the “passion” of his fan base.

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Our very first mistake was not sending Nixon to prison. Set a bad precedent.

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Our first mistake was not stomping out the confederacy hard enough.

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Our first mistake was not stomping out the confederacy hard enough.

We are still dealing with the consequences of the failure of reconstruction. (Article is a few years old but still very relevant.) archival link

Racism was the primary motivator for Trump votes in 2016.

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Our very first mistake was not sending Nixon to prison. Set a bad precedent president.

It was right there.

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I agree with you in principle, however I don’t know how we could have accomplished that without preventing Ford from using his pardon, causing a constitutional crisis.

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