no- but he fired Arch. Cox, who was leading the investigation into him at the time, ala James Comey. now not the right moment to pick a nit.
FUN FACT: President Nixon never fired the Director of the FBI #FBIDirector #notNixonianpic.twitter.com/PatArKOZlk
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And "accepted the resignations" of the Attorney General and Deputy AG.
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Called out on a technically correct but misleading tweet and acknowledges it?
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This is not a fun fact.
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We use the term FUN FACT a lot. Sorry if it doesn't work in this context. Setting the record straight about
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So disturbing. So good.
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Oh you're good. Maybe too good.
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I just took a lot of art classes. Art and tech and then art tech. Lol
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No, but Nixon fired independent special prosecutor and AG and deputy resigned as the Watergate investigation heated up. Fair comparison.
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AG Richardson and Deputy AG Ruckelshaus quit in protest. Cox was fired.
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Too bad we don't have patriots with the same integrity today. Even if we did, Trump wouldn't go down like Nixon. He goes down like Gaddafi.
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Shudder. No martyrs please. He can die later. In federal prison. Bugfuck crazy and drooling at the end, I'm sure.
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True. Ruckelshaus and Richardson resigned. Cox was fired.
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And he resigned after lying about a crime...had to be pardoned to avoid prosecution, but thanks for comparing
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Are you saying it doesn't look suspicious that the guy who's leading the investigation against Trump Russia ties and treason gets fired?
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