The Precedent had been set long ago...Presidents past have had extra-marital "relations"...and not even been asked to justify it.
It was simply "accepted" and hidden, [somewhat].
The Precedent was set in the Eighties, that the President IS above the law.
Executive Privilege IS Evolving.
["Sex" was the way to create the situation that tested the System]
It all amounts to A Failed Coup.
I'll bet you'll Deny that! [your prerogative and privilege, of course]
"Privilege \Priv"i*lege\, n. [F. privil['e]ge, L. privilegium
-an ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual; privus private + lex, legis, law. See {Private}, and {Legal}.]
1. A peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor;a private law;
a right or immunity not enjoyed by others or by all; special enjoyment of a good, or exemption from an evil or burden; a prerogative; advantage; franchise.
Syn: Prerogative; immunity; franchise; right; claim; liberty.
Usage: {Privilege}, {Prerogative}. Privilege, among the Romans, was something conferred upon an individual by a private law; and hence, it denotes some peculiar benefit or advantage, some right or immunity, not enjoyed by the world at large.
Prerogative, among the Romans, was the right of voting first; and, hence, it denotes a right of precedence, or of doing certain acts, or enjoying certain privileges, to the exclusion of others.
"It is the privilege of a Christian child to be instructed in the true religion. It is the prerogative of a parent to govern and direct his children.". [sounds like a RRWC wrote this!]
Privilege \Priv"i*lege\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Privileged}; p. pr. &
privilege n 1: a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all 2: a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"
[syn: {prerogative}, {perquisite}, {exclusive right}]
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