It would make Trump not a president but a king — utterly beyond the reach of the law. Consovoy’s claim also runs headlong into the legal position espoused earlier this month by Trump’s own White House counsel. But Trump’s top White House lawyer wrote to Congress claiming that the president “cannot participate” in the impeachment inquiry. ADADUltimately, Trump was in court this week to defend a single premise: Donald Trump is above the law — not just as president but as a person and a businessman. It’s in direct conflict with the views of the president’s own Justice Department and White House counsel.

Source: Washington Post October 24, 2019 15:56 UTC