Man what is up with all these articles quoting Ford, pretending he made some selfless choice by failing to hold Nixon to account is akin to a dog returning to it's vomit.
Ford pardoning Nixon is what allowed subsequent Republican Presidents to do a ton of illegal shit, knowing they’d probably get away with it. If Nixon had gone to prison, you think Reagan would’ve done Iran-Contra? Trump probably wouldn’t even have considered running for President of there was a precedent of actually holding them accountable.