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Because even Miss Manners will admit that etiquette is not above the law.
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Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2025
Trump’s TikTok argument puts his ego above the law.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Moreover, the lengths to which the police officers went to arrest him indicate that no one is above the law in South Korea, including those in high-ranking positions of power.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
The fact the proceeding happened at all — despite Mr. Trump’s frenzied effort to shut it down — showed that the man preparing to reclaim the nation’s highest office was not entirely above the law.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2025
Trump’s TikTok argument puts his ego above the law.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Moreover, the lengths to which the police officers went to arrest him indicate that no one is above the law in South Korea, including those in high-ranking positions of power.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
The fact the proceeding happened at all — despite Mr. Trump’s frenzied effort to shut it down — showed that the man preparing to reclaim the nation’s highest office was not entirely above the law.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Above the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/above%20the%20law. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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