Gerald R. Ford Quotes About Offense

Quotes about: Offense

• An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history.

  Gerald R. Ford

  House, Majority, Moments

  Remarks in House of Representatives, 15 Apr. 1970

• Now, therefore, I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974.

  Gerald R. Ford

  Taken, August, President

  Proclamation 4311, 8 Sept. 1974

• An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history; conviction results from whatever offense or offenses two-thirds of the other body considers to be sufficiently serious to require removal of the accused from office.

  Gerald R. Ford

  Two, Office, House

  Remarks in House of Representatives, 15 Apr. 1970

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