To the editor: Since when does a president looking down the barrel of impeachment get to fire the special counsel in case he’s getting too close? (“Trump: ‘No, I’m not’ firing Mueller, as allies step up attacks on special counsel probe,” Dec. 17)

Maybe someone should tell President Trump and his lawyers about the holding in United States vs. Nixon, in which the Supreme Court ruled that no president is above the law and executive privilege does not protect the president, especially in a potentially criminal matter.