Macron Tells Critics to ‘Come Get Him,’ Knowing They Can’t
- French president is protected from prosecution by Constitution
- Even his opponent in last year’s presidential race agrees
Emmanuel Macron
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Emmanuel Macron may have a thing or two to teach Donald Trump about taunting the opposition when mired in a legal scandal. There’s one key difference: there’s no jeopardy for the French president.
Just before he left on holiday, Macron told critics to “come get him” after it emerged that he didn’t fire Alexandre Benalla nor report the bodyguard to police when the aide was caught on camera manhandling protesters at a Paris rally. Four weeks later, as Macron gets back to work with a cabinet meeting Wednesday, no one has come after him.