Defendant's four-year service as commander-in-chief did not bestow on him the divine right of kings to evade the criminal accountability that governs his fellow citizens.
This quote is from a ruling by Judge Tanya Chutkan denying former President Trump's attempt to dismiss charges based on presidential immunity.
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