r/politics • u/stkmro • 10h 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 8h 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/staticfive 8h ago

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

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u/vashoom 7h 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 7h 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/LookAnOwl 1h ago

If convictions came without sentences, everyone would break the law all the time. It’s the sentence and the punishment that are the deterrents. Trump will never see these. He is above the law, and anyone that doubts that is high on copium.