April 9, 1993:
Rep. Harold Ford Sr. (D) of Tennessee is acquitted on one count of conspiracy, three counts of bank fraud, and 14 counts of mail fraud. Ford had been under indictment since 1987; a 1990 trial ended in a hung jury. He had charged the government with pursuing a vendetta against him because he was African-American.
For all his time in the courtroom, Ford was untouchable at home. First elected in 1974, he stayed in office until 1996, when he retired and was succeeded by his son Harold Jr.
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