Quote: "We elected this bastard President. I don't mean we voted for him; I mean he won a constitutionally sound election. That means he gets special treatment, because once we start prosecuting politicians for doing politics, it's game over."

He didn't do politics. He did crime. He abused power in an effort to illegally retain power. If those with power are free to do that then there shall be no end to their doing exactly that, and we shall truly be a banana republic.

Beyond that, is it your view that every politician winning a constitutionally sound election gets the special treatment of infinite criminal acts? If not, then why just the President?

Quote: "When the defendant wants to be held in contempt, you know there's something wrong with the prosecution."

An interesting proposition. If true, then any defendant, regardless of the merits of the case against him, can prove there's something wrong with the prosecution by acting like he wants to be held in contempt.

Trump's seeking of contempt is actually a reflection of the problem discussed above, where there are no meaningful consequences for breaking the law. Trump has no fear of a contempt citation. He knows that the judge will not jail him, and he knows the maximum fine is $1,000 per violation. That's "Trump change" for Trump and not a credible deterrent. With no meaningful consequence for breaking the law, Trump deems himself free to break the law, and so he does. A point which should scare you out of the "he gets special treatment" argument above.