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According to a 1974 opinion by the Department of Justice concerning President

Richard Nixon's resignation from office, a President who resigns before his official term

of office expires is entitled to the same lifetime pension and benefits that are authorized

other former Presidents. However, a President who is removed from office by

impeachment forfeits his pension and related benefits. The ruling states that

The FPA [Former Presidents Act] provides certain benefits to "former Presidents." A

former President is defined in Section (f) as a person who has been President, is not

currently President, and who was not removed from office pursuant to impeachment

and conviction in the Senate. The statutory language is unambiguous and Mr. Nixon

clearly meets the statutory definition of a former President.1

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