There Is No ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card for the President

by | Jun 8, 2018

There Is No ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card for the President

by | Jun 8, 2018

When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal.“—Richard Nixon

Someone needs to alert Donald Trump: there is no “Get Out of Jail Free” card just for being president.
According to Trump’s Twitter feed, he believes that he has an absolute right to pardon himself of any crimes for which he might be charged while serving in office.
He’s not alone in this imperial belief.
Two of Trump’s lawyers have attempted to float the idea that “the president’s powers are so broad as to make it impossible for him to have obstructed justice.”
Rudy Giuliani, another of Trump’s enablers, insists that Trump could even get away with shooting the FBI director in the Oval Office and not be prosecuted for murder. “In no case can he be subpoenaed or indicted,” Giuliani argued, claiming a president’s constitutional powers are that broad.
Read the rest at fff.org.

John Whitehead

John W. Whitehead is a constitutional attorney, author, and founder and president of The Rutherford Institute.

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