Opinion | U.S. presidents are not above the law. So why is the DOJ acting like Trump is?

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Opinion | Glenn Kirschner: Is a Trump indictment possible? Mueller and the DOJ should re-evaluate the Office of Legal Counsel's memo. - NBCNewsTHINK

 

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NBCNewsTHINK Sorry Mueller’s reign of unfettered power is over

NBCNewsTHINK DOJ and OLC opinion on indictment of a sitting president is not based on the Constitution which makes me wonder about what it is based on. Is there a *loyalty* pledge lurking somewhere in its history?

NBCNewsTHINK Why not go big on the Jussie Smollett story again...lol

NBCNewsTHINK Trump’s people trying to cover Trump’s butt.

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NBCNewsTHINK So if the president breaks the law he can't be indicted because he's too busy? What kind of ridiculous bullshit is that? The government can function just fine without him long enough to go to court and if he is breaking the law he shouldn't be in office. nooneisabovethelaw

NBCNewsTHINK but what is the basis of the purported indictment: a.s.s.--allegations speculations smoke?

NBCNewsTHINK Time to evolve...our rule of law does not say that a president cannot be indicted. No one is above the law in the USA. Full Stop. 🔥⚖️🔥⚖️

NBCNewsTHINK Yes, please re-evaluate the OLC memo....the president is not, and should not, be above the law!

NBCNewsTHINK Presidents absolutely should not be above the law, and not because of the one in office now (though he's clearly the poster child for any argument), but it's too much power and not in line with the checks and balances that *should* be in place.

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NBCNewsTHINK During Obama's Admn, Politics over ruled the Law. DNI Clapper and CIA Dir Brennan both lied under oath to a Senate committee and both confessed to lying. Mueller sat next to Clapper when Clapper lied. How come they were not charged with a Felony for lying but Stone was? POLITICS.

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