Spiro Agnew’s Story Shows they Can Prosecute Trump

Daniel G. Jennings
Lessons from History
9 min readMar 26, 2023

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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).

Spiro Agnew

On 10 October 1973, Agnew plead nolo contendere (no contest) to one charge of tax evasion in a federal…

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Daniel G. Jennings
Lessons from History

Daniel G. Jennings is a writer who lives and works in Colorado. He is a lifelong history buff who is fascinated by stocks, politics, and cryptocurrency.