The following article by Judd Legum was posted on the ThinkProgress website December 4, 2017:
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
President Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, has been indicted. Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser and one of his closest confidants, has flipped and is cooperating with special prosecutor Robert Mueller. Trump himself sent out a tweet over the weekend that, according to legal experts, makes the case against him for obstruction of justice.
This morning, in a seemingly coordinated effort, Trump embraced the idea that he did not obstruct justice because the “President cannot obstruct justice.” Continue reading “Trump adopts Nixonian strategy, claims president is above the law”