Opinion

Trump’s strategy to declare himself above the law and escape accountability

If you’re the president, checks and balances are a real hassle. For all the power you have, the courts can tell you that what you’ve done is unconstitutional, and Congress can go mucking around in your business with investigations and subpoenas.

Every president chafes at the constraints on their authority. But none has felt the same sense of aggrievement that Donald Trump does.