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Beschloss: ‘Our democracy might be taken down by some future president’ if Trump faces no penalty
Former U.S. attorneys Barbara McQuade and Michael Beschloss join Andrea Mitchell to offer a historical context to the Manhattan grand jury’s indictment of former President Trump. Beschloss references when Richard Nixon’s predecessor, President Gerald Ford, pardoned him after the Watergate scandal, saying “Gerald Ford said 'No, the American people could not tolerate the idea of a president going on trial.' That never should have happened, because what that does is encourages lawlessness in presidents.” Bringing it back to the present, he says, “The only way that you can stop people from doing such things is for there to be a penalty. And if there is no penalty, this is going to happen again, and our democracy might be taken down by some future president.” » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://ift.tt/P8Gd017 Follow MSNBC Show Blogs MaddowBlog: https://ift.tt/hCYmJUO ReidOut Blog: https://ift.tt/1V54xUw MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, The Beat with Ari Melber, Deadline: White House, The ReidOut, All In, Last Word, 11th Hour, and Alex Wagner who brings her breadth of reporting experience to MSNBC primetime. Watch “Alex Wagner Tonight” Tuesday through Friday at 9pm Eastern. Connect with MSNBC Online Visit msnbc.com: https://ift.tt/SlguYaw Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily Newsletter: MSNBC.com/NewslettersYouTube Find MSNBC on Facebook: https://ift.tt/mT4eOFf Follow MSNBC on Twitter: https://ift.tt/U0LDmr1 Follow MSNBC on Instagram: https://ift.tt/1v4P8Ld Beschloss: ‘Our democracy might be taken down by some future president’ if Trump faces no penalty #Trump #Politics #indictment

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