• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The “I can legally do whatever I want when I’m president” argument he’s been making is relatively new

    Nixon made this argument 50 years ago.

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      6 months ago

      He made the argument during an interview with David Frost years after he was president. He was also roundly criticized for it and called ignorant.

      Trump is making the argument in court while running for president and a scary number of people are supporting him. That’s quite different.