Donald Trump’s Strange and Dangerous ‘Absolute Rights’ Idea

Donald Trump’s Strange and Dangerous ‘Absolute Rights’ Idea

Trump invoked that catchphrase earlier this month, when, in apparent response to his angry tweets, the Justice Department undercut its own prosecutors and reduced their recommended prison sentence for Roger Stone, Trump’s longtime friend and former campaign adviser. Trump denied having asked the Justice Department to step in—but not without insisting that he had the “absolute right to do it” if he so chose.