Far-fetched? Not even remotely.

From The Verge:

HBO sends him the episodes before they air for everyone else. “One perk of being the most powerful man in the world: yes, you get to see episodes early,” Game of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss tell Vanity Fair in an email.

Isn’t that special?

Because he’s the president and clearly has nothing more pressing to deal with.

https://twitter.com/ThomasT82288066/status/440964248559050752

Good to know he’s got his priorities straight.