Spiro Agnew’s Story Shows they Can Prosecute Trump
History shows prosecutors can charge former President Donald J. Trump Sr. (R-Florida) and possibly send him to prison.
A US Attorney successfully prosecuted a US vice president and forced him to resign. The vice president was Spiro Agnew (R-Maryland).
On 10 October 1973, Agnew plead nolo contendere (no contest) to one charge of tax evasion in a federal court in Baltimore. The nolo contendere plea was part of a deal that allowed Agnew to avoid prison time. Agnew also paid a $10,000 fine.
The Tragedy of Spiro Agnew
Ironically, Agnew’s life was an American success story that took a tragic turn. The son of a Greek immigrant, Agnew grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, where his father ran a restaurant and sold vegetables from a roadside stand.
Agnew studied law at the University of Baltimore and worked as an insurance underwriter before World War II. He served as a US Army Officer in World War II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge and the invasion of Germany.
Agnew’s political career began with an unsuccessful run for Baltimore County Council in 1956…
