Not a word in this article about Nixon pre-judging the case when he stated that “a vigorous prosecution must now be pursued.”
I guess he was pandering to the left when he made the statement, showing he was willing and able to support a lynch mob mentality, a kangaroo court, and the demonization and prosecution of a police officer — regardless of the facts on the ground. The funny thing is, Nixon’s pandering apparently wasn’t enough to win him plaudits from the left.
Like most elected officials, and even more so dumb-o-crats, facts are of little value when they do not fit the story that they want to have people believe.