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red dog 1

(27,820 posts) Mon Jun 4, 2018, 05:54 PM Jun 2018

White House says Trump is not above the law

The Hill
June 4, 2018

The White House on Monday said President Trump is not above the law, despite his assertion he has the power to pardon himself to avoid punishment in the Russia probe.

"Certainly, no one is above the law," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters at her daily press briefing.

Sanders was asked three separate times if Trump believes he is above the law, and she reiterated the president's belief that he would not need to use a pardon on himself because "he hasn't done anything wrong."

"Thankfully, the president hasn't done anything wrong and wouldn't have any need for a pardon," she said.

Trump raised fears of a constitutional crisis on Monday morning when he claimed in a tweet that he had the "absolute right" to pardon himself.

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Don't fall for the Self-Pardon distraction! quartz007 Jun 2018 #1

quartz007

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1. Don't fall for the Self-Pardon distraction!

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Mon Jun 4, 2018, 06:02 PM

Jun 2018

All I hear today on cable news is tRump's self-Pardon.

That issue is sucking the oxygen out of the room. No one is talking healthcare and lack of insurance, exploding budget deficits, 90% of tax cuts going to top 10%, mortgage rates going up, rape of environment by tRump's EPA, etc etc.

I have to concede, tRump is a master of distraction. Like any good magician who waves a shiny object to distract the audience.

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