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John Dowd is an ass (n/t) PJMcK Dec 2017 #1
Heard from the Grave Roy Rolling Dec 2017 #52
"L'Etat, c'est moi." raging moderate Dec 2017 #2
Ein Deutschland, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer!!! (n/t) Moostache Dec 2017 #19
"When the President does it, it's NOT illegal!" Dalton Mac Dec 2017 #24
Bingo! whathehell Dec 2017 #37
My first thought was "How Nixonian." CottonBear Dec 2017 #46
The exact quote that came to my mind, as well. emmadoggy Dec 2017 #85
+ 1 Achilleaze Dec 2017 #22
"The king can do no wrong: The ministers are responsible." (In a constitutional monarchy) Glorfindel Dec 2017 #34
"enforcement" - The President is an executive role. Justice is the domain of the judicative. DetlefK Dec 2017 #3
Correct. They_Live Dec 2017 #63
Dowd using the words "ignorant and arrogant", and not talking about Trump dem4decades Dec 2017 #4
Those descriptives jumped out at me. sprinkleeninow Dec 2017 #78
This guy sounds like a TV mobster lawyer groundloop Dec 2017 #5
Incredibly Nixonesque .. DemoTex Dec 2017 #6
He was never charged.. so, not badly at all.... getagrip_already Dec 2017 #23
Yes and also incredibly like a petty despot benfranklin1776 Dec 2017 #29
No, he didn't? You must be thinking of Louis XIV. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2017 #65
RM Nixon: "Oh, when the President does it, that means that it is not illegal." lagomorph777 Dec 2017 #38
Has this guy heard of Bill Clinton? padfun Dec 2017 #7
I dont think Paula Jones was a Federal case Cicada Dec 2017 #31
The suit Jones v. Clinton was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Tactical Peek Dec 2017 #59
Wow, unanimous. I am surprised. Cicada Dec 2017 #62
This was a civil case not a criminal one. bench scientist Dec 2017 #81
He not only "expressed his view" to the person investigating the thing he didn't want investigated, tanyev Dec 2017 #8
Freedom to obstruct justice would mean total dictatorship bucolic_frolic Dec 2017 #9
This is authoritarian dictatorship horse shit! If that is truly his attitude Lint Head Dec 2017 #10
That's what Nixon said. Didn't get him very far. Just to San Climente. marble falls Dec 2017 #11
WTF? BumRushDaShow Dec 2017 #12
...because that argument worked so well for Richard Nixon... brooklynite Dec 2017 #13
Building the case with the base is my guess. NoMoreRepugs Dec 2017 #14
Look. Its the ordained by God defense. BootinUp Dec 2017 #15
They think. sprinkleeninow Dec 2017 #79
Trump lawyer claims zentrum Dec 2017 #16
Which crayon of bullshit are they going to pull out of there ass now turbinetree Dec 2017 #17
It is for Congress to decide... Rollo Dec 2017 #18
no, but the gop can.. n/t getagrip_already Dec 2017 #25
Except DownriverDem Dec 2017 #27
How do you kwalter66 Dec 2017 #67
Which is why the dems need to take back Congress ASAP Rollo Dec 2017 #84
Deja vu orangecrush Dec 2017 #20
So it would follow a policeman can't break the law? Botany Dec 2017 #21
Oh Yea DownriverDem Dec 2017 #26
"Well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal." johnp3907 Dec 2017 #28
this has been claimed before.... getagrip_already Dec 2017 #30
You have found a possible flaw in Trumps defense Cicada Dec 2017 #35
there is a theory... getagrip_already Dec 2017 #49
Better solution is to vote him out in 2020 Cicada Dec 2017 #61
you haven't been paying attention.. ;) getagrip_already Dec 2017 #70
Clearly they fear something big is coming. honest.abe Dec 2017 #32
The repubs will NOT impeach him. The democrats won't have enough votes even after 2018. AJT Dec 2017 #33
If Democrats can take the House in 2018 BumRushDaShow Dec 2017 #36
I've heard this somewhere before Dread Pirate Roberts Dec 2017 #39
"Outside lawyer" underpants Dec 2017 #40
"The law is an ass" -- Charles Dickens, writing in Oliver Twist. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2017 #41
So basically they are admitting he DID obstruct justice. Ligyron Dec 2017 #42
Precisely. honest.abe Dec 2017 #47
hopefully obstruction is minor compared to conspiracy.... getagrip_already Dec 2017 #51
Didn't Sally Yates tell McGahn Flynn had lied? Hamlette Dec 2017 #43
If he truly believes the Pres cannot obstruct justice, then OldHippieChick Dec 2017 #44
A lawyer with a degree from Trump U. Nitram Dec 2017 #45
He's saying the president is above the law. LOL ancianita Dec 2017 #48
Not only Nixon, but Condi Rice... malthaussen Dec 2017 #50
The force is strong on the weak-minded. Trump knows that saying something is true will make it so electron_blue Dec 2017 #53
Well, I guess that settles it then. cannabis_flower Dec 2017 #54
Boy, look out! Dowd gives him an inch, he'll instantly take the mile. Frustratedlady Dec 2017 #55
Only the BEST PEOPLE underpants Dec 2017 #56
Now that's a Hail Mary even before charges are filed. Kablooie Dec 2017 #57
It's a Time-Honored Legal Strategy-Throw Everything Against the Wall and See What Sticks dlk Dec 2017 #58
Too bad for them Chrysanthemum Dec 2017 #60
Indeed. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #76
Ambulance chaser says what? louis-t Dec 2017 #64
'L'etat c'est moi' niyad Dec 2017 #66
This scares me a LOT RandomAccess Dec 2017 #68
Translation: "The President is guilty of obstructing justice." nt appal_jack Dec 2017 #69
Tweeting that under President Donnie's name was neither ethical nor competent of Dowd rocktivity Dec 2017 #90
Dumb and dumber DeminPennswoods Dec 2017 #71
Congressional republicans will go along with that. Solly Mack Dec 2017 #72
Same guy who's tweetin' for Dump at 6 a.m.? Dr_Pretorius Dec 2017 #73
This is the Alan Dershowitz line... Baconator Dec 2017 #74
I remember there was a saying about forgetting history briv1016 Dec 2017 #75
That argument worked so well for Dick Nixon. Carry on, idjit. nt Hekate Dec 2017 #77
Ah, Yes. The "Charles I" defense. Ray Bruns Dec 2017 #80
Proof they don't give two shits about the Founding Fathers... Beartracks Dec 2017 #82
Trump is guilty of Obstruction of Justice rockfordfile Dec 2017 #83
Now Trump's lawyer is signalling that Trump is guilty, guilty, guilty. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #86
This lawyer is... syringis Dec 2017 #87
David Frum: Trump Isn't Above the Law Dalton Mac Dec 2017 #88
Oh, I get it -- it's not illegal when the president's LAWYER does it!!! rocktivity Dec 2017 #89
their best defense is to claim mental incompetence from lead based spray tan poisoning yurbud Dec 2017 #91
Not to mention ineffective counsel from Dowd rocktivity Dec 2017 #92
It's tough when you have a client with the IQ & attention span of a gnat yurbud Dec 2017 #94
Stupid remark----He already has. And it counts!!! Doitnow Dec 2017 #93
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