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neeksgeek

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4. Thats an interesting legal opinion...

Reply to wt1531 (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 09:38 AM

Dec 2017

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!

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The President cannot break the law, because he is above the law-per Trump's lawyer [View all] wt1531 Dec 2017 OP

"L'etat, c'est moi" dalton99a Dec 2017 #1

Looks like Louis XVI King of France. How did that work out? Nevermind, you no longer have a head. justhanginon Dec 2017 #12

Looks like Trump has a fool for a lawyer. MineralMan Dec 2017 #2

And his lawyer ... NanceGreggs Dec 2017 #9

Please proceed, Trump and Attorney... MineralMan Dec 2017 #10

Stephen Miller on ban: Trumps authority will not be questioned RKP5637 Dec 2017 #3

Thats an interesting legal opinion... neeksgeek Dec 2017 #4

Exactly what I was thinking :) nm AmericanActivist Dec 2017 #8

This bogus outrageous excuse means they have given up claiming Trump didn't obstruct justice. honest.abe Dec 2017 #5

Yes! Is that the path they want to go down? MGKrebs Dec 2017 #18

Long held beliefs about our democracy are turning out to be just fantasy. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #6

What country is he living in? matt819 Dec 2017 #7

That's how it used to be anyway world wide wally Dec 2017 #11

Except,of course, when the marybourg Dec 2017 #13

yeah, nixon tried this shit too. how did that work out for him? Javaman Dec 2017 #14

If that holds up, we're done here. CanonRay Dec 2017 #15

Yes, Im sure this was what the founding fathers had is mind California_Republic Dec 2017 #16

Long threads at DU about Presidential pardon powers. Many at DU arguing such powers are Fred Sanders Dec 2017 #17