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History has truly turned a page ....
For the last several days, newspapers around the world have repeatedly proclaimed--
"Donald Trump carries the unique distinction of being the only president to be impeached twice, and is now the only former [US] president to face criminal indictment ...."
Not quite true ....
"In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for speeding in his horse-drawn carriage in Washington, DC ... This was not an impeachable offense, but Grant still faced consequences.
"Grant, the general who helped lead the Union to victory in the Civil War, was arrested at the corner of 13th and M streets in the nation's capital. The story of his arrest was once told in a September 27, 1908, edition of the Washington Evening Star with the headline: "Only Policeman Who Ever Arrested a President."
In truth, Grant's "speeding fine" ($20, in 1872 -- equivalent to about $500 in today's currency) would be technically considered a "misdemeanor"; Donald Trump's charged criminal transgressions -- if he's ultimately convicted -- are not only far more severe, they could be vastly more "expensive" ... including jail time!
What other potential penalties, and what far-reaching Constitutional implications for the Nation as a whole, now exist ... simply because of this first-time, truly unprecedented indictment of the 45th President of the United States?
Join us ... and find out.
Richard C. Hoagland Copyright 2023
