The President cannot break the law, because he is above the law-per Trump's lawyer

[wt1531]

That is basically what Trump's lawyer is saying in his alternate-world, reason and logic defying argument in the papers today.
Basically he is saying the president cannot break the law, because he is THE LAW.
We used to have a name for that kind of person....what was it....it slips my mind...oh yeah , here it is: KING
So 'Trump is King' is what the argument is boiling down to from camp Trump.

[dalton99a]

1. "L'etat, c'est moi"

[justhanginon]

12. Looks like Louis XVI King of France. How did that work out? Nevermind, you no longer have a head.

[MineralMan]

2. Looks like Trump has a fool for a lawyer.

[NanceGreggs]

9. And his lawyer ...

... has a fool for a client. So it's all working out well.

[MineralMan]

10. Please proceed, Trump and Attorney...

[RKP5637]

3. Stephen Miller on ban: Trumps authority will not be questioned

Here's what this twerp said! Creepy guy!!!

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/aide-on-ban-fight-trump-s-authority-will-not-be-questioned-1.13112408

“As we begin to take further actions,” Miller said, it will be shown in the end “that the powers of the president to protect our country are very substantial and will not be questioned.”

[neeksgeek]

4. Thats an interesting legal opinion...

I wonder why no one tried that before? Oh wait...

When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal.

Richard M. Nixon

It worked out great for Nixon!

[AmericanActivist]

8. Exactly what I was thinking :) nm

[honest.abe]

5. This bogus outrageous excuse means they have given up claiming Trump didn't obstruct justice.

This is getting real folks. They know its coming.

[MGKrebs]

18. Yes! Is that the path they want to go down?

"Well, maybe he obstructed justice but you can't charge him with it"?

And even if that were true (which it's probably not) it doesn't preclude impeachment.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Long held beliefs about our democracy are turning out to be just fantasy. nt

[matt819]

7. What country is he living in?

No one. Repeat. No one is above the law in the US.

Surely that’s covered in law school.

[world wide wally]

11. That's how it used to be anyway

[marybourg]

13. Except,of course, when the

President's a Democrat.

[Javaman]

14. yeah, nixon tried this shit too. how did that work out for him?

fucking morons.

[CanonRay]

15. If that holds up, we're done here.

Fold 'em and find a new place to live.

[California_Republic]

16. Yes, Im sure this was what the founding fathers had is mind

[Fred Sanders]

17. Long threads at DU about Presidential pardon powers. Many at DU arguing such powers are

unlimited and even can pardon himself. Which is hardly worthy of response as is Shitler's lawyers near admission by tweet and now verbally that his client is guilty as sin.

Get a new lawyer! Sad!