Getting In Trump’s Ear
In October of 1973, Spiro Agnew pleaded No Contest to tax evasion and escaped prosecution over many more counts as long as he agreed to probation, a fine, and that he resign from the Vice Presidency. One might think he ‘got away with it’.
On August 8th, 1974, my parents were racing across Arizona, heading towards my dad’s new duty station in San Diego, they pulled into a motel, ran into the lobby, and pleaded with the desk person to just give us a key, we’ll settle up in a few minutes, Nixon’s about to resign. Nixon, of course, had to admit that he knew about the Watergate break-ins soon after they happened, and tried to cover it up. I don’t think anyone knows if a deal got made for his resignation, but on September 8th, 1974, Gerald Ford pardoned Nixon. He escaped prosecution and impeachment. One might think he ‘got away with it’.
In both those cases, someone got in Agnew’s and Nixon’s ears and said something to the effect of, you don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here. If you don’t want to go to prison, I suggest you exit stage right, fucking now. Agnew and Nixon, to their ONLY credit, realized that it was time to go, and did so in order to not put the country into a crisis we hadn’t seen before. Everyone involved was concerned about the effect these events would have had on our country, security, and safety, and everyone involved acted to put the country first when it…
