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Trump team argues assassination of rivals is covered by presidential immunity (thehill.com)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Type1@midwest.social to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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Former President Trump’s legal team suggested Tuesday that even a president directing SEAL Team Six to kill a political opponent would be an action barred from prosecution given a former executive’s broad immunity to criminal prosecution.

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[–] zeusbottom@sh.itjust.works 22 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Hey hey hey, this is missing important context: Only if that rival were impeached first.

… but seriously, how did we get here as a nation

[–] giacomo@lemm.ee 22 points 10 months ago

We kept putting idiots in positions of power. And it went to their tiny brains.

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago

Voting for the lesser of two evils.