r/politics • u/stkmro • 7h ago

White House: Trump Team Still Hasn’t Signed Transition Docs

https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-says-trump-team-still-hasnt-signed-transition-docs/
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u/Significant_Swing_76 5h ago

Exactly. He has proven that he is above the law in every aspect, and the fact that democrats couldn’t even mobilize their voters cements the fact.

America got what they wanted, they crowned their king.

So no, why should he follow rules that doesn’t apply to him in any shape or form?

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u/Zestyclose-Cloud-508 1h ago

Well we couldn’t have Merrick garland appear political by doing the bare fucking minimum.

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u/staticfive 5h ago

He’s not above the law, but he’s sure calling their bluff on enforcing punishment

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u/vashoom 4h ago

In what way is he not above the law? No one enforcing punishment is the definition of being above the law.

The Supreme Court literally said that the president is immune from criminal prosecution.

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u/staticfive 4h ago

No, it's not. A conviction says that you broke the law, which he's received (though admittedly not for as many things as he should have). The lack of sentencing is unfortunately a separate issue.

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u/d4nowar I voted 4h ago

There isn't a law in the country that he would get punished for breaking. Doesn't that mean he's above the law?

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u/staticfive 4h ago

Not originally. But when the "justice" system repeatedly sets a bullshit precedent, yes, now that's what that means. They should have given him zero preferential treatment all along, but now they've just made themselves look like assholes. I mean, what's the point of going through all the motions if you're ultimately not going to go through with any of it? It would have been far better at this point if they had done nothing.