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The Velveteen Ocelot

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10. Yes.

Reply to Miigwech (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 08:05 PM

Jan 2019

Just ask Spiro Agnew. Although tried to argue that a VP couldn't be indicted, it was obvious that he didn't have much of an argument so he he entered into a plea bargain, resigned as VP, and ended up pleading no contest to tax evasion.

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Can a Vice President get indicted? [View all] Miigwech Jan 2019 OP

Wasn't Spiro Agnew? RockRaven Jan 2019 #1

I don't think Agnew got indicted but someone else here might know... SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #2

Agnew LiberalArkie Jan 2019 #7

Only because he agreed to resign and plead no contest to a tax chage minutes before he was to hlthe2b Jan 2019 #9

Well, he knew he was guilty FakeNoose Jan 2019 #17

yes onenote Jan 2019 #3

Somebody would have to find Pence, first. And then wake him up. Siwsan Jan 2019 #4

You could ask Agnew if he was available. Sneederbunk Jan 2019 #5

My friend said yes. He had to ask his mother first, but still..... dameatball Jan 2019 #6

Spiro Agnew's prosecutors certainly thought so. His last second resignation "deal" was hlthe2b Jan 2019 #8

Did they call it Nolo Contendere or something like that ArnoldLayne Jan 2019 #13

nolo contendere (Latin for "no contest") hlthe2b Jan 2019 #14

Ok thank you I remembered it was something like that. It's ArnoldLayne Jan 2019 #15

Listen if you can to Rachel Maddow's podcast on this, called "Bag Man" hlthe2b Jan 2019 #16

So you were a teenager too around Watergate 1973-75. ArnoldLayne Jan 2019 #18

pre-teen... Yes, my early musical awakening started in 1968, but only got better into that period. hlthe2b Jan 2019 #19

Mine too in the late 60's I was a Preteen Boy with 5 older ArnoldLayne Jan 2019 #20

Yes. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #10

Spiro Agnew jberryhill Jan 2019 #11

Yes, already precedence for it. berni_mccoy Jan 2019 #12