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The main conceptual idea of the text is that a president should not be exempt from the same laws that apply to everyone else.
This is highlighted by Stephen Colbert's commentary on special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Colbert criticizes the DOJ regulations that prevent the prosecution of a sitting president, arguing that such immunity makes a president akin to a king rather than a democratically elected leader accountable to the law.
He emphasizes that adhering to the same legal framework is essential to the very definition of a president in a democratic society.
The main conceptual idea of the text is that a president should not be exempt from the same laws that apply to everyone else. This is highlighted by Stephen Colbert's commentary on special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Colbert criticizes the DOJ regulations that prevent the prosecution of a sitting president, arguing that such immunity makes a president akin to a king rather than a democratically elected leader accountable to the law. He emphasizes that adhering to the same legal framework is essential to the very definition of a president in a democratic society.
