Within the following cases, were any of the actions grounds for impeachment? Firstly, Richard Nixon who, spied on the Democratic National Headquarters and went to great means to cover it up. Next, Warren Harding for taking bribes and giving out government oil and Ulysses Grant for illegally giving his friends and others discounts on stock. Lastly, Gerald Ford for pardoning Nixon was grounds for impeachment. He made it so Nixon could not be charged for his criminal acts and at the same time, it made him look involved with Nixon. America wanted him to resolve this issue and to move forward. However, he acted selfishly, putting his own interests first. Choose three presidents from the following articles which exhibited the worst abuse of power. …show more content…
Nixon had an abundance of evidence against him and had many people, who were willing to testify, that wanted to make the public aware as to what unjust crimes he had committed. He had no chance of not being impeached, so he saw this as an opportunity to resign. Warren G. Harding and other members of his cabinet took bribes from private investors and began to lease government oil to them, which is illegal. He then went to great measures to cover it up. Unlike Nixon, these actions did not catch up to him until after he died. However, no matter when this information came out Warren Harding will forever be known as having a presidency that was surrounded by a huge scandal. Ulysses S. Grant was involved in the Credit Mobilier Scandal. He was guilty of giving steep discounts to politicians, most of whom were his friends, in stock for the Credit Mobilier Company of America, which funded the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad. He should not have behaved in this manner and because of this, his legacy would forever be tarnished, much like Nixon and