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Former Representative Tim Ryan (D-OH) said Trump is getting preferential treatment because the Supreme Court is sending the message that he is above the law.
Ryan said on Real Time with Bill Maher:
The question is not whether you think he is guilty or not or I think he is guilty or anyone thinks he is guilty.
Is he above the law and is he being given preferential treatment based on who he is? Because if you are who you are
What does the ragman guess in Youngstown Ohio? Your ass is going to be prosecuted and you're going to go to jail and it's
Probably this is going to happen soon, and so he is getting preferential treatment, every signal that the Supreme Court is sending is that he is above the law and no citizen should have any objection to this.
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Tim Ryan was proper. At this stage, it isn’t about guilt or innocence. This resolution must be taken by the jury. The query is extra basic. Trump is claiming the particular privilege of being above the regulation as a result of he’s a former president, and the Supreme Courtroom, as a result of he’s a former president, is prepared to contemplate the query of whether or not Donald Trump is a king and above the regulation. .
Your complete farce is absurd and opposite to the nation's founding rules, however the Supreme Courtroom is already sending the message that Donald Trump is above the regulation, and that truth ought to anger each American who believes in democracy. And attempting to guard her. ,
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