more from below

The infamous 1973 DOJ rules apply only to the office of the President and not to any other government official.

from electoral-vote.com this AM

The argument that Trump cannot even be investigated has already been rejected by one federal judge (Victor Marrero), and it’s obviously about to be rejected again [Judge Denny Chin]. Marrero also wrote that the Justice Dept. policy that the President and his lawyers are relying on to keep him safe had no basis in law. If Team Trump is not careful, a judge is going to go further and try to strike down that policy. Or, someone who is not bound by Justice Dept. rules (say, New York AG Letitia James) is going to decide that she doesn’t want to wait anymore, and is going to file criminal charges against Trump. And even if neither of these things come to pass, the President clearly acts recklessly due to his claimed above-the-law status. That’s well and good, but he’s setting himself up for quite a fall when his presidency, and with it any claim for that special status, comes to an end.

lots of chinks in that armor (can i still say that?)