I'm old enough to remember this well. Why are the rules different for Trump?

[kpete]

Link to tweet

[3catwoman3]

1. Excellent point!

I had forgotten about this.

Is it getting any play anywhere.

[TheRealNorth]

5. The only place I have heard it mentioned

Was on Stephanie Miller's show yesterday AM.

[spanone]

2. K&R...

[msongs]

3. the rules are the same. its just that democrats do not enforce them and repubs did nt

[Yavin4]

9. Exactly. Dems don't want to offend the delicate, precious moderate voters. n/t

[Hoyt]

4. Get the point, but was McDougall a White House employee where at least there is some

reason to exert Executive Privilege?

I also get trump is full of chit, a liar, traitor, racist, danger to our country and the world, worst Prez in history, should want to clear all this up, etc.

[NewJeffCT]

6. some differences

McDougall refused to testify to a grand jury and was tossed in jail by a judge. The Special Prosecutor - Ken Starr - had a lot more individual power than Robert Mueller did as Special Counsel.

Also, Congress doesn't have the same power as a federal judge.

[maxsolomon]

7. Good God. Take this BS down.

Congress isn't a Grand Jury.

Trump is exposing the essential powerlessness of Congress to compel testimony. Congress is going to have to go to court to compel cooperation, and getting Hicks on the record as refusing is part of the case they're methodically building.

It should be ready just in time for his re-swearing in...

[Ferrets are Cool]

8. This is DU, so I cannot speak the truth.

But it does infuriate me.
Our democracy will be gone, but by god, our powder will be bone fucking dry.

[UTUSN]

10. K&R

[MFGsunny]

11. The Courts got McDougall. And the Courts will get Hicks.