A.G. Gancarski
Citing a historical precedent, Ron DeSantis is saying that if elected President, he’d likely pardon Donald Trump for any convictions the former President may receive from ongoing federal criminal cases.
The Governor pointed to President Gerald Ford offering Richard Nixon clemency after Nixon resigned his office in the wake of the Watergate scandal and the subsequent cover-up.
“I look at it like, you know, Ford pardoned Nixon. He took some heat for it,” DeSantis told interviewer Megyn Kelly. “But at the end of the day, it’s like, do we want to move forward as a country, or do we want to be mired in these past controversies? And I think the public wants a fresh start.”
There are material differences between the Trump-DeSantis dynamic and that of Nixon and Ford a half-century ago.
Ford was Nixon’s appointed Vice President, picked after Spiro Agnew resigned in 1973 in the wake of his own scandals. Meanwhile, DeSantis has ruled out being Trump’s running mate if the Governor does not win the Republican presidential nomination.
As he has done before, DeSantis invoked Trump’s advanced age as another reason the former President shouldn’t be locked up.
“I don’t think it would be good for the country to have an almost 80-year-old former President go to prison,” DeSantis told Kelly. “That doesn’t seem like it would be a good thing.”
DeSantis had previously floated “Day 1” pardons of the former President and the Jan. 6 rioters Trump encouraged if he wins the White House.
“A lot of people wait until the end of the administration to issue pardons. We’re going to find examples where government has been weaponized against disfavored groups, and we will apply relief as appropriate, but it will be done on a case-by-case basis because I think you’ve got to make sure that there’s a whole bunch of cases that don’t necessarily get headlines,” DeSantis said on the “Clay and Buck” radio show this spring.
19 comments
PeterH
July 28, 2023 at 11:12 am
A note to the American electorate and Ron DeSantis. Magical thinking ended with the demise of Qanon quackery!
Ron, you will NEVER be president! You are an anathema to Democracy and American patriotism. You will NEVER have the opportunity to pardon Donald Trump or any of his criminal colleagues.
Republicans are America’s biggest problem!
Vote all Republicans out of office!
Ban Christians
July 28, 2023 at 12:31 pm
Sort of it’s Republicans but fer sure Christians (all Nazis were, all Klansmen are, etc) are America’s problem.
Ban churches. Ban gatherings of them.
WhatNow
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– Better yet, ban all people who call for banning Christians. Duh…
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My Take
July 28, 2023 at 11:40 am
PRISON FOR TRUMP !!
A Serial Criminal
LOCK HIM UP !!
Dr. Franklin Waters
July 28, 2023 at 11:56 am
Maybe DeSantis can join Trump behind bars one day.
Cosplayers
July 28, 2023 at 12:29 pm
Cosplaying
Earl Pitts "The Ronald's Unofficial White House Spoksman" American
July 28, 2023 at 12:43 pm
Good afternoon America,
After all the hateful childish unfounded critisim The Donald has unfairly slung at The Ronald just look at which one is showing his “More Presidential Bonifieds”.
Yes ladies and gentlemen of America I give you “Theeee Next President of Threee United States of America President ROOoooOOON DEEeeeESANTIS”
*queue annoyningly Loud USA Patriotic Music to further whizz off any and all Democratic Voters who are still reading*
Thank you America
Earl Pitts American
ps: lefties my honest truth along with my above knowledge share just won the sweet hearts of All suberban Women be they Red and Yellow Black and White. epa
Earl Pitts "The Ronald's Unofficial White House Spoksman" American
July 28, 2023 at 12:49 pm
*suburban* to take away any and all nothing better to say nerd lefties Only disagreement with my, Earl Pitts American’s, all powerful, all relevent, all crtical knowledge and truth drop on the Nation above.
EPA
Dont Say FLA
July 28, 2023 at 1:22 pm
Muchos gracias to Rhonda and the Rhonda Campaign and the Never Admit It’s Over PAC for providing infinite reasons for independents and even educated Republicans never to vote for Rhonda.
SteveHC
July 28, 2023 at 1:27 pm
Moron DeSantis sees no relevant difference between the Nixon and Trump cases? Guy utters more and more brain-dead nonsense with each passing week. Might he possibly have early-onset Alzheimer’s?
Gerald Ford
July 28, 2023 at 1:40 pm
Rhonda can only wish he was me. And I wasn’t that much.
Earl Pitts "Most Loved Most Hated" American
July 28, 2023 at 1:58 pm
Watch yourself there Mr. Ford,
Blastphmey against The Ronald is called out upon this clown Gerald Ford.
Chastizement shall henceforth rain down upon your fat head Mr. Ford.
You shall forever more, in rain or in shine, carry an umbrella with you Mr. Ford.
EPA
ps: Mr. Ford if you have seen the error of your ways I, Earl Pitts American, will allow you to come grovelling to me, Earl Pitts American, to petition in order to have your chastizment lifted. **Just remember you must display an adaquet amount of grovelling to be considered for Earl’s Fair And Balanced Chastizment Relief Act.**
Ocean Joe
July 28, 2023 at 1:48 pm
Big difference.
Yes the country was divided.
But leaders of the Republican party of the early 1970’s actually went to Nixon and told him to resign or be removed via the impeachment.
They did not cover for him, accuse DOJ of double standards, etc.
They were honest.
Ford’s pardon healed; a pardon of Trump would heal nothing.
In fact, to pardon him would destroy all faith in our government of laws, not men.
Earl Pitts "Most Loved Most Hated" American
July 28, 2023 at 2:02 pm
Great historical folkorical post OJ.
One difference you left out though, Nixon was guilty.
EPA
Ocean Joe
July 28, 2023 at 2:25 pm
Earl, at least you don’t buy Trump’s election claims, but Donald is as crooked as a dog’s hind leg.
Ocean Joe
July 28, 2023 at 2:26 pm
In fact, when he passes away they’ll have to screw him into the ground.
Ocean Joe
July 28, 2023 at 2:33 pm
Earl, Desantis must think Trump is guilty.
Why else would he talk about jail time, and why propose a pardon for a supposedly innocent man?
MH/Duuuval
July 30, 2023 at 9:45 am
The plot sickens: DeSantis subornes Trump by offering to pardon him. Such a deal — will the dealmaker in chief take it?
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