Esquire’s Charles Pierce this week describes Kennedy as a man uniquely capable of standing against the “foul gales” that were then rising in American ­politics. Even in President Trump’s America, no man is above the law. Other claims of unchecked presidential authority by Trump and his lawyers are so preposterous that they warrant little discussion here. Perhaps there are constitutional excesses that even Trump apologists will not yield to in their unending efforts to defend Trump. Read more from Joe Scarborough’s archive, follow him on Twitter or subscribe to his updates on Facebook.

Source: Washington Post June 08, 2018 00:11 UTC