Johnson at odds with Holt & Stanton in June of 1865

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(02-22-2015 03:16 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  Eva, IMO Johnson firmly believed Mary Surratt "kept the nest that hatched the egg." I think his mind was made up on her, clemency plea or not. Also, IMO, I feel the weight of the evidence shows that Johnson knew about the clemency plea and chose to ignore it.

Ditto, Roger. Her fate was sealed the moment she was arrested.

Eva, I definitely would have granted the pardon to the widow Surratt. I've said it before, but I have never been 100% convinced that she was guilty of conspiracy in the assassination plot. What is even more disturbing to me is that her son John was let off on the exact same evidence that condemned his mother.