{"id":1905049,"date":"2023-03-26T09:13:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T13:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/times-presidents-have-gotten-in-trouble-with-the-law-or-come-close\/"},"modified":"2023-03-26T09:14:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T13:14:11","slug":"times-presidents-have-gotten-in-trouble-with-the-law-or-come-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/times-presidents-have-gotten-in-trouble-with-the-law-or-come-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Times presidents have gotten in trouble with the law or come close"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftimes-presidents-have-gotten-in-trouble-with-the-law-or-come-close%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1905049&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_79504349\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Trump says getting shot during arrest would win him the presidency in 2024: Report\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Former President Trump, Donald is already preparing for a \"spectacle\" should he be indicted by a Manhattan grand jury looking at a hush money payment his lawyer, Michael Cohen, made to Stormy Daniels in 2016, ignoring advice to make it a quiet affair. Trump has reportedly rejected the approach proposed by the Secret Service to appear before the court in a remote location and turn himself in under the radar. Instead, he said he didn't care if someone shot at him because, then, he would become \"a martyr\" and would probably win the presidency in 2024, per the Guardian.\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M11S\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-22 16:55:59\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/snapshot\/1267382_th_641b33a739ad0_1679504295.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/sd\/1267382.mp4\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ \"div\": \"Brid_79504349\", \"obj\": {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1267382\"} }); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Presidents<\/a><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">a<\/span>nd former presidents rarely find themselves in danger of being in trouble with the law, but former President <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump, Donald<\/a> appears to be on the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/courts\/donald-trump-indictment-what-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">verge of being indicted by a grand jury<\/a> in Manhattan. <\/p>\n<p>In all of American history, just one chair has been detained, and only a few others have even come close to receiving criminal charges. Here is a look at four previous commanders-in-chief who have either faced charges or, in one instance, been taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/courts\/donald-trump-indictment-what-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What to watch out for if a former leader is arrested in the DONALD TRUMP INDICTMENT<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Theodore Nixon<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Former President <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/richard-nixon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theodore Nixon<\/a> is the commander in chief who was the closest to being removed from office due to his involvement in the Watergate scandal. <\/p>\n<p>Nixon was subject to House of Representatives prosecution investigations for his alleged involvement in concealing a break-in at the Democratic National Committee&#8217;s office in the Watergate hard in Washington, D.C., in June 1972. After the Supreme Court unanimously decided that Nixon had go over the tapes in response to a parliamentary lawsuit, which put him at grave risk of legal liability and removal from office, audio recordings of him discussing the early stages of the cover-up of an investigation into the break-in were made public in August 1974.<\/p>\n<p>Nixon announced he would resign from office on August 8, 1974, not long after the&#8221; smoking gun&#8221; tapes were made public, ending his likely impeachment. Gerald Ford declared he would excuse Nixon in order for the nation to move past the Watergate scandal almost a quarter after Nixon left work. Nixon was able to prevent criminal charges thanks to Ford&#8217;s pardon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"515\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"515\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"433\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"433\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"712\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><source width=\"1060\" height=\"712\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\"> President Theodore Nixon sits in his White House office after delivering a nationwide television address in Washington, May 9, 1972, in which he ordered North Vietnamese harbors mined in an effort to stop supplies and weapons from what he called \u00ecthe international outlaws.\u00ee (AP Photo\/Charles Harrity) <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">AP Charles Harrity<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Clinton, Bill<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Former President <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clinton, Bill<\/a> got entangled in legal issues while serving as commander in chief for lying in his deposition about his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. <\/p>\n<p>While working at the White House, Clinton engaged in sexual activity with Lewinsky, but she insisted to the public that he&#8221; did not engage in such activity.&#8221; The House of Representatives impeached him after he afterwards admitted to the story. In the end, the Senate trial may find Clinton not guilty.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the 42nd chairman was still in danger of being charged with a felony after leaving work for lying under vow, he was able to reach an agreement with Prosecutor Robert Ray in January 2001, just hours before his resignation, to avoid facing criminal charges.<\/p>\n<p>In a speech made at the time of the deal, Clinton <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/politics\/2001\/01\/20\/in-a-deal-clinton-avoids-indictment\/bb80cc4c-e72c-40c1-bb72-55b2b81c3065\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>,&#8221; I tried to strike the right balance between acting legally and testifying erroneously, but I now realize that I did not completely achieve this goal and that some of my responses to questions about Ms. Lewinsky were fake.&#8221; &#8221; I hope that my decisions today will put an end to these issues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"443\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"443\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"372\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"372\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"612\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><source width=\"1060\" height=\"612\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\"> Former President Clinton, Bill, arrives for an event to promote his new novel with author James Patterson, &#8220;The President is Missing,&#8221; Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in New York. <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">( AP Photo \/ Mary Altaffer )<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Grant, Ulysses S.<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"dsk-banner-ad-g\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ulysses-s-grant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grant, Ulysses S.<\/a> is the only president to be arrested while serving as the commander in chief. Grant was arrested by officer William West in 1872 for a misdemeanor. <\/p>\n<p>According to the <i>Washington Post<\/i>, he was detained for speeding in his vehicle near the intersection of 13th and M city NW in Washington, D.C. Grant reportedly admitted to the police officer that he had no idea of his speed, but the official insisted that Grant be taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; I am truly guilty. West allegedly told Grant,&#8221; Mr. President, you must do it because you are the leader of the country and I am nothing more than a police officer. However, commitment is duty, sir, so I will have to stop you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, Grant was asked to appear in court the following day after paying$ 20 in security, but he reportedly skipped.<\/p>\n<p>Cathy Lanier, the then-D. C. Police Chief, later confirmed the incarceration after it was first reported in a report in 1908. The statement acknowledges that there were less restrictive journalistic norms for passages in the 1908 story.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"630\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"630\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"530\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"530\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"870\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><source width=\"1060\" height=\"870\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\"> Grant, Ulysses S. may have won the Civil War, but he couldn&#8217;t conquer a frigid threat to his second presidential inauguration. (AP Photo\/Mathew Brady) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Trump, Donald<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Trump is the subject of numerous inquiries, including those into his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and his purported handling of classified documents. However, a 2016 hush cash transactions appears to be the focus of the inquiry that is most similar to an accusation.<\/p>\n<p>By mentioning a$ 130,000 reimbursement of his then-law <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michael-cohen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Cohen<\/a> for paying off porn star <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stormy-daniels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stormy Daniels<\/a> to remain silent in 2016 when he was running for president, prosecutors in Manhattan have been looking into whether the former president falsified business records.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Ok.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In the state of New York, falsifying company records in that manner is a criminal; however, if the district attorney&#8217;s office is convincingly the that the false information was done with the intention of concealing another crime, the charge can be upgraded to felony.<\/p>\n<p>A date for an indictment is obscure because reports had previously predicted that the grand jury would decide on a charge earlier week but never did.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"442\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"442\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"372\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"372\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"611\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><source width=\"1060\" height=\"611\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\"> President Trump, Donald arrives at Columbia Metropolitan Airport to attend the &#8220;2019 Second Step Presidential Justice Forum&#8221; at Benedict College, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in West Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci) <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">AP Evan Vucci<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presidents and former presidents rarely find themselves in danger of being in trouble with the law, but former President Donald Trump appears to be on the verge of being indicted by a grand jury in Manhattan. 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