Until lawless autocrat and con man Donald "COVID Donnie" Trump arrived, former President Richard Nixon was widely considered the most corrupt and dangerous person to hold that office. Today, in 1974, Nixon became the first President to resign, submitting a brief resignation letter to his Secretary of State (click to enlarge).
Although Nixon was a crook, despite his claim to the contrary, he had a modicum of respect for the Constitution, something the current squatter in the Oval Office utterly lacks, along with many other things.
While some pundits have speculated that Trump might resign rather than face a humiliating defeat (he won't), he's clearly hedged that by falsely claiming a "rigged election" and voter fraud might defeat him. An historically high turnout on November 3 to boot him from office would help puncture that lie -- and him.
