Essay On Ford's Decision To Pardon Nixon

President Ford’s decision to pardon Nixon caused a lot of controversy and essentially hurt him even more while he was in office. Many people already felt that Ford was not a good president because he was forced into office instead of being elected. By deciding to pardon Nixon within the first few months of him being in office, he created more problems for himself. Ford felt that if he were to pardon Nixon, then the country would be able to move on. If anything, the country did not really move forward because there is still controversy surrounding the topic years later. By attempting to sweep the scandal under the rug, it caused more people to lose trust in President Ford. “I feel that Richard Nixon and his loved ones have suffered enough and will continue to suffer (F).” Nixon brought the suffering upon himself when he decided to partake in selfish actions. It is not Ford’s duty to try to get Nixon out of a scandal that he got himself into in the first place. …show more content…
As the president the people of his country should be able to trust him as their leader. Of course there would be a split in the country as to their beliefs and who they could and could not trust, but at this point in time his own party did not trust him. President Nixon knowingly abused his power in office and did not feel guilty about it. Document A shows that he misused his executive power and interfered with agencies of the executive branch. No matter who you are, you should not be able to tamper with evidence without being prosecuted. Document E states that, “The principle of equal justice under law requires that every person, no matter what his past position or office, answer to the criminal justice of his pasty offences.” Nixon did not follow through with the law, instead he chose to go around the