Trump is suggesting he's above the law — and you should be outraged

This alone is a scandal

President Trump.
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Just who the hell does Donald Trump think he is?

Silly question — he's the president of the United States of course, an office that comes with a great deal of power and privilege. But one of the privileges it does not come with is a blanket exemption from the procedures and requirements of the legal system. Which is why there's something bizarre in all the talk and negotiation over whether he'll submit to questions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Of course he will. He has no choice. And the very fact that he might try not to should make us all outraged.

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Paul Waldman

Paul Waldman is a senior writer with The American Prospect magazine and a blogger for The Washington Post. His writing has appeared in dozens of newspapers, magazines, and web sites, and he is the author or co-author of four books on media and politics.