Opinion

Trump’s Crazy Immunity Arguments Came From Nixon and Bush Getting Away With Their Crimes

“FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY”

Ex-presidents have never been held accountable for illegal misdeeds committed in office. Why wouldn’t Trump think he could do the same?

Ben Burgis
Ben Burgis
opinion
A photo illustration of former US Presidents Trump, Bush, and Nixon.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty
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