A federal judge on Tuesday denied former President Donald Trump’s attempt to hide key documents from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
And one line stood out.
“Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President,” wrote U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan as she denied Trump’s executive privilege claims in an attempt to stonewall the committee.
Trump has been in deep denial over his 2020 election loss, to the point where he and those around him still refer to him as “the president” and have apparently even held pretend Cabinet meetings.
Trump’s critics on Twitter immediately noticed the line and were only too happy to point it out:
This paragraph has gotta hurt pic.twitter.com/FTJ4TRM7EL
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) November 10, 2021
"But Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President." - Judge Chutkan
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) November 10, 2021
That is the line that buries Trump's lawsuit. He's a loser who lost and no longer has the powers of the Office of the Presidency.
Biden is President. Biden has that power now.
Get over it.
“Plaintiff is not President.” Words that undoubtedly haunt Mr. Trump every moment of every day but that come as welcome relief to a majority of Americans. https://t.co/FNg9ZdN1cC
— Brian Normoyle (@BrianNormoyle) November 10, 2021
This part will infuriate TFG, and I’m here for all of it:
— Hil.i.am (@hilaryluros) November 10, 2021
“Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President.”
Trump loses bid to keep Jan. 6 records from House committee investigating riot https://t.co/SjlS1v8n8U
"Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President."
— laura (@laura4sure) November 10, 2021
That's the best thing I've read in a long time 👏 https://t.co/vJKMAfNvNw
Judge Tanya Chutkan quoted the judge who previously rejected Don McGahn's House subpoena challenge. "Presidents are not kings," she wrote, before adding, "And Plaintiff is not President."
— AltScalesOfJustice (@AltScalesOfJust) November 10, 2021
THAT hit Trump right where it hurts most. Well said, Judge Chutkanhttps://t.co/8dVBgjYqVb
“Presidents are not kings, and plaintiff is not President.”
— TrumpsTaxes (@TrumpsTaxes) November 10, 2021
If ever a statement was tailor-made to irritate Donald Trump, this is it.https://t.co/GYLXFpHEvz
The judge who denied Trump’s claim of executive privilege tonight stated “Presidents are not kings; and Plaintiff is not President.” Now THAT is going to leave a mark.
— Andrew Wortman 🏳️🌈 (@AmoneyResists) November 10, 2021
My new favorite sentence from a judgment against Trump (of which I have many great choices):
— Mike Selinker (@mikeselinker) November 10, 2021
"But Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President." https://t.co/2iak0vaTMv
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