When the President Does It
on April 3, 2023
Chapter: 2023 - April
Characters: George W Bush, Gerald Ford, Grover Cleveland 1, Harry S Truman, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan
Location: White House
↓ Transcript
Panel 1:
Nixon: My god, don’t you see? If one ex-president is at risk, we’re all at risk!
George W. Bush: What if It’s in the best interest of the nation to do something illegal?
Panel 2:
Nixon: When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.
Ford: (By definition—)
Nixon: (Exactly. exactly.)
Panel 3:
Reagan: Does that apply to war crimes?
Truman: I think it only applies to war crimes.
Nixon: In my experience, you can carpet bomb all the Cambodians you want, but be careful how you write checks.
Nixon: My god, don’t you see? If one ex-president is at risk, we’re all at risk!
George W. Bush: What if It’s in the best interest of the nation to do something illegal?
Panel 2:
Nixon: When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.
Ford: (By definition—)
Nixon: (Exactly. exactly.)
Panel 3:
Reagan: Does that apply to war crimes?
Truman: I think it only applies to war crimes.
Nixon: In my experience, you can carpet bomb all the Cambodians you want, but be careful how you write checks.
