Dare ObasanjoAug 15, 2023
The average US president has been charged with 2 felonies.
Show threadbrandizziAug 15, 2023
@carnage4life I'm a bit surprised there were no other indicted presidents.
Show thread7leaguebootdiskð“…½Aug 15, 2023
@brandizzi @carnage4life President Grant got a speeding ticket, on a horse drawn carriage, in 1872. He paid the fine with no drama, and protected the black officer from retaliation from the other rich people he'd busted. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-president-ulysses-s-grant-was-arrested-for-speeding-in-a-horse-drawn-carriage-180981916/
When President Ulysses S. Grant Was Arrested for Speeding in a Horse-Drawn Carriage

The sitting commander in chief insisted the Black police officer who cited him not face punishment for doing his duty

Smithsonian Magazine
Show threadEric A. Meyer
@7leaguebootdisk @brandizzi @carnage4life 1872, surely?
Aug 15, 2023 at 3:39pmElk
Show thread7leaguebootdiskð“…½Aug 15, 2023
@Meyerweb @brandizzi @carnage4life yeah, damn typos. Nixon's evil influence.