If in Trump's America, "l'état, c'est moi," l'état might allegedly be a rapist

 AP:

The U.S. Justice Department is seeking to take over President Donald Trump’s defense in a defamation lawsuit from a writer who accused him of rape, and federal lawyers asked a court Tuesday to allow a move that could put the American people on the hook for any money she might be awarded.

After New York state courts turned down Trump’s request to delay E. Jean Carroll’s suit, Justice Department lawyers filed court papers Tuesday aiming to shift the case into federal court and to substitute the U.S. for Trump as the defendant. That means the federal government, rather than Trump himself, might have to pay damages if any are awarded.

Again: Trump is putting the US government on the hook to defend him from allegations about activities that allegedly occurred long before his presidency. Perhaps there's some bizarre legal theory that can justify this. But most people will justifiably understand this as further confirmation that Trump sees no distinction between is personal interest and that of the country.