Have we moved closer to a "constitutional crisis"? [View all]

[kentuck]

When the President of the United States challenges the rule of law, we have moved into a constitutional challenge, if not a full blown crisis.

Are we still a country of laws and not men? Is it still true that no man is above the law? It seems that Donald Trump is challenging those long-held beliefs.

First, Trump's lawyers argue that Robert Mueller has no "standing" to ask Donald Trump certain questions about certain issues. No "standing"?? I thought this Special Counsel was appointed by the Congress of the United States? Is there any more "standing" than that?

And his lawyers say that he probably will refuse to answer any questions about the Investigation? And they don't think Mueller has the backbone to subpoena him. They are willing to tie it up in court for months and months, if necessary.

Where does that leave Bob Mueller? He doesn't want to challenge the Executive branch of our government. But the rule of law must take precedence in these matters.

If a president is successful in ignoring questions and subpoenas, what else can be done? If he threatens to pardon all those involved, who can stop him? Our Founders debated whether or not to have a President at all? We had just rid ourselves of a King so they were very conscious of not putting another in his place. But, 242 years later, we have a similar problem as we had then, in a too powerful executive.

Donald Trump is intentionally creating this crisis to prevent an investigation into his campaign and possible connections to the Putin government of Russia. He is thumbing his nose at our Constitution and our rule of law. We are inching very close to a "constitutional crisis".