In the past week, many supporters of former President Trump have made an argument in his defense that his indictment violates the norm against prosecuting former presidents. There is no such norm, and there never was.PwnAllTheThings is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.
As the article mentions, there is no norm, but there is precedent for pardoning former presidents, due to Ford’s pardon of Nixon for Watergate. Trump may still be pardoned if the Republicans win the election.
Rachel Maddow had an interesting piece about how the DOJ kept Agnew from running, with a plea agreement.