The phrase “no one is above the law” has a long and storied history. But in the age of Trump it is coming to seem like nothing more than a comforting legal fiction.
Over the last several years, the former president has given something of a master class in showing how to poke holes in the law. Donald Trump’s record of avoiding responsibility is not perfect, but this past week brought more bad news in the quest to show that he is not above the law.
