Not the State

 (Portrait of Louis XIV) 

According to District Judge Tanya Chutkan, former U. S. presidents cannot claim executive privilege in perpetuity. 

In fact, they can’t even claim an unlimited amount of anything while in power.  That’s because, as the judge succinctly stated, “Presidents are not kings.”  And, as history often shows, kings can also be stopped in their telltale tracks.

Questions regarding presidential power are further complicated when a former president disagrees with a current one.  Judge Chutkan pointed out that the sitting one would then have precedence over the lying one.

Resources

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-trump-lawsuit-to-block-jan-6-records-denied-by-judge-20211110-2k4cvociejcptl72frfzr5orba-story.html

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