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On this point of Trump is innocent and also should invoke his 'rights'. This misses the point. Trump isn't on trial for his life. Indeed, this isn't about the person. It's about the country. The country really needs to know whether the President is in fact innocent. Not whether..
2/ he can beat the rap. Again, no harm comes to the person here. It's about whether the country is safe. The other point is that none of the "rights" the President has invoked are personal ones. They are at least arguably ones that tied to separation of powers, privileges ...
3/ that allow the President to do the job effectively. No civil liberties or defendant type rights have come up here. No one is disputing an unlawful seizure or compelling testimony. As usual, this argument from the defense is horseshit. None of these privileges are tied ...
4/ in any way to defending yourself against government action or making the government prove a criminal case. At the risk of stating the obvious, Trump ***is*** the government here.
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