This is how scoundrels and criminals behave, because they want their misdeeds hidden. If we give Hillary the benefit of the doubt and decide she’s not a scoundrel or a criminal — that she wasn’t deliberately trying to cover up details about her illegal Libya war, or her family’s unprecedented enrichment by foreign entities, while she was secretary of state — we are left with the conclusion that she thinks that public accountability laws are beneath her.
She’s either an outlaw, or she thinks she’s above the law.
A constitutional republic cannot tolerate a president who sees herself as above the law. A president above the law becomes the law, setting the republic on a fast slope to despotism.
Trump and Clinton are not equivalent in most regards. If you’re a liberal, or are fine with her designs on the Bill of Rights, it’s natural to prefer her. But because she clearly thinks the law doesn’t apply to her, Hillary Clinton fails to meet the minimum standard of being an acceptable presidential candidate. Don’t let Trump’s failings make you forget that.
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