I can’t win the case, so give me a shot at pardoning myself once I’m president. --Trump
Not giving a defendant the chance to be president and pardon themselves is a miscarriage of justice! – His supporters
I am invoking the “I could be president” precedent, your honor. Please delay my trial until after the next election. – Guy arrested for being an idiot in a few months.
He wasn’t being an idiot, he was committing crime.
When we laugh at him, you minimize how dangerous he was & is. He stole classified docs, probably sold state secrets, and endangered lives of US agents.
I can’t win the case, so give me a shot at pardoning myself once I’m president. --Trump
Not giving a defendant the chance to be president and pardon themselves is a miscarriage of justice! – His supporters
I am invoking the “I could be president” precedent, your honor. Please delay my trial until after the next election. – Guy arrested for being an idiot in a few months.
He wasn’t being an idiot, he was committing crime.
When we laugh at him, you minimize how dangerous he was & is. He stole classified docs, probably sold state secrets, and endangered lives of US agents.
The last hypothetical isn’t about trump. It’s a random person using the same defense.