FULL ANSWER. Ford granted the blanket pardon to former president Nixon on Sept. 8, 1974, a month after Nixon had resigned from office in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
Hemosiderin staining is dark purple or rusty discoloration of the lower legs caused by chronic venous disease. A 2010 study found hemosiderin staining in all subjects with lipodermatosclerosis and venous ulcers. When vein valves fail, regurgitated blood forces red blood cells (RBCs) out of capillaries.
This blood and fluid that has leaked into the surrounding tissue of the leg often causes skin discoloration, itching, and inflammation of the leg tissue. This inflammation and leakage of the blood and fluid into the leg tissue can cause the leg skin to feel a hot or burning sensation.