If seditionist attempts to overthrow the duly elected President-elect of the United States

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are protected by executive privilege then executive privilege is a threat to democracy not a strength of said democracy. This issue should be a no-brainer, even in our flawed judiciary. No wonder Americans are increasingly skeptical of the courts and the administration of “justice.”

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1. Executive privilege should not apply in the commission of a crime.

Go back to the Mueller investigation and the decision made not to prosecute Trump. The idea that a sitting president can't be convicted of a crime is basically an oxymoron which means he is above the law. It should have been challenged back then.

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2. Agree 100%.

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7. And that prohibition is based on some sacrosanct DOJ memo?? Seriously??

You nailed it. The President is in fact above the law in this interpretation.

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3. Executive privilege only applies to policy and the like.

It doesn’t apply to criminal activity.

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4. Doesn't stop them from waving it as a magic wand.

At the very least, it buys them a lot of times when the cases are stuck at the court system.

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6. The ultimate goal... delay delay. And by drumph's rationale, if he met to discuss

the actual assassination of the incoming President-elect, that too would be protected. FFS….

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5. Speaking of executive privilege

the Appeals Court is meeting today to decide if White House documents can be turned over to the select committee.

The 3 judges were all appointed by Democratic presidents. Hopefully this gets expedited because we know it's headed to the SC. Best case scenario is the SC doesn't take the case, yeah right.

Excellent case where executive privilege should not apply.

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8. 1000%!!

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9. THIS

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[Ohioboy]

10. Anything against the law and the Constitution should not be protected

Basically Trump went against the Constitution with his incited riot and lies.
"One cannot commit sedition or insurrection to “overthrow a government” while still claiming to uphold and defend the Constitution. The U.S. government, the rule of law, and the Constitution are inextricably linked, and violent attacks on any of the three are not protected actions."

https://www.csis.org/analysis/understanding-insurrection-and-sedition