The new Teflon don thought he was untouchable but he’s falling just like others before him by the RICO laws made famous in the 80’s by his lawyer and number 2 defendent who is in his 80’s Rudy Guliani.

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      He was a paranoiac authoritarian who had no qualms about doing all kinds of illegal shit to stay in power and he got away with it without facing any legal repercussions for those crimes.

      This is rightfully his legacy, especially for the GOP who learned a lot from him and he plays a huge part in why the GOP is the way they are today.

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        In this regard, I agree, he was very progressive for GOP strategy. Half a Gerald Ford and one Jimmy Carter later and people were ready for 3 more terms of it. The stain of Nixon’s administration washed out rather quickly. His tactics and students live on.

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      If he gets shot, it's too damn bad.
          Conversation about Senator Edward Kennedy with White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman (September 7, 1972)
      
      Screw State! State's always on the side of the blacks. The hell with them!
          Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976 Volume E-5, Part 1, Documents on Sub-Saharan Africa, 1969-1972, Document 258 Conversation Between President Nixon and the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Camp David, September 24, 1972, 11:37-11:52 a.m
      
      The press is the enemy. The press is the enemy. The press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the enemy. The professors are the enemy. Write that on a blackboard 100 times and never forget it.
          Conversation with Henry Kissinger and Alexander Haig on December 14, 1972
      

      So progressive