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Trump believes he commands the government with the same totality he commands his business. Trump does not accept the legitimacy of any legal restraint.

Trump believes he commands the government with the same totality he commands his business. Trump does not accept the legitimacy of any legal restraint. He repeatedly demanded the FBI director pledge personal loyalty to him, and fired him when he failed to demonstrate his obsequience to the president’s satisfaction.

Source: https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/12/trumps-lawyer-claims-the-president-is-above-the-law.html

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