President Trump’s personally attorneys filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block a Manhattan prosecutor’s subpoena of his accounting firm.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1249602
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1249602
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The President as monarch. The lawyers are claiming the asshole is above the law.
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That theoretical hermeneutic is sure handy for Trump.
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“Trump’s Attorneys Now Arguing That No Prosecutor Can Investigate A Sitting President.”
We’ve seen this film before.
We know how it ends.
James D. St. Clair, Richard Nixon’s counsel, to the United States Supreme Court:
“The President wants me to argue that he is as powerful a monarch as Louis XIV, only four years at a time, and is not subject to the processes of any court in the land except the court of impeachment.”
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I’d love to look for that contradicting Trump tweet, but look at the time.
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There’s no way this can fly, it goes against the idea of everyone being held accountable under the law. That must include the president…they really are trying to argue that Trump can commit murder, just outright shoot someone, and not be arrested and prosecuted. It’s a very short step from this to the point where they declare that elections are some kind of harm to Trump and therefore he gets to stay in office as long as he wants…it’s about as valid of a legal theory.
Republicans are going to follow this argument up with some kind of twisting of logic that will allow them to investigate the next Democratic president every way possible, in some way this precedent will be spun for Trump alone or for Republicans alone when in front of conservative judges. They really have decided that the laws don’t apply to them, that they can break them with impunity, and that’s completely dangerous for the nation. This must be made crystal clear by Democrats during the election, the Republican party is going further and further towards wanting a lawless nation that they rule.
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So…commit a murder, rob a bank, assault several women, and then become President and you’re SCOT FREE! I’ll have to keep that in mind if I ever decide to become a contemptible, vulgar, immoral buffoon like Trump.
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Anointed by God? Pardon me while I go and throw up.
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Reasons for civil war mount daily.
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Well by that logic I guess he can refuse to ever stop down President for life
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Essentially Declaring THE PRESIDENT OFTHE UNITED STATES IS ABOVE THE LAW. Now America sit down and shut up or the DOJ will throw you and your family in jail got that?
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I could see the harassment issue being somewhat relevant, but how much time and effort is being expended by Trump if his accounting firm turns over copies of his tax returns?
No one is harassing the President in this case. In fact, his role thus far is actually non-existent, had he not decided to inject himself into the matter.
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cue the red meat State’s Rights wing of the GOP in 3…2…anyone?
Bueller?
Bueller?
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Bush and Cheney got away with a lot of crimes. President Obama said that they should not be investigated and prosecuted because that would be looking backwards.
And former Obama Attorney General Holder is now saying that Trump should not be prosecuted even after he leaves office “there is a potential cost to the nation by putting on trial a former president, and that ought to at least be a part of the calculus that goes into the determination that has to be made by the next attorney general.”
Just sayin’
(Edited to To reflect what Holder actually said. H/T to @mcstubbins)
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You have just made a very good case for Trump and the entire Republican party to be investigated under the RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) statutes.
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One can only hope that if the WH POS has any money, after all these lawsuits he won’t have any. And, since he doesn’t like to part with his money this way, maybe his lawyers will be taking him to court for stiffing them. Who would want to represent this cretin?
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Banana republicans, lend me your ears!
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What states rights? Only for red states, I guess, they want to force California to pollute itself…
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Well that settles that!
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They’re all on board and seem to have a lot of shit they are desperately trying to hide
House of Cards indeed
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