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.

The hypothetical was presented to Trump attorney John Sauer who answered with a “qualified yes” that a former president would be immune from prosecution on that matter or even on selling pardons.

    • Diplomjodler
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      He’s known for a long time. But corporate Democrats only play hardball against progressives.

    • @[email protected]
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      This is a fucking wild comment. I couldn’t have imagined this being the discourse we have as politically acceptable on either side. We are low-key driving off the cliff and going into civil war territory and I’m seeing it everywhere.

      • Melllvar
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        411 months ago

        Live by the sword, die by the sword.

        If you have a problem with this situation–and you should–then your argument is with the GOP and their reckless sword waving.

      • Flying Squid
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        Do you really think I was serious when I suggested that Joe Biden go kill Trump? What’s he going to do, talk him to death?

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          Don’t know but I can’t recall a time where I was commenting online that I wanted someone to be assassinated. It’s just weird to joke about but it’s just so common now.

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            Then you don’t remember the Obama years very well.

            Also, maybe if Trump’s lawyers didn’t say a president could assassinate people, I wouldn’t have joked about it.

            • @[email protected]
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              That’s a poor reason to excuse joking about killing someone but it’s so common now your excused I guess.

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                A political party’s front-runner’s lawyers are discussing the legality of a sitting president killing dissenters on US soil.

                This is a perfectly fucking valid reason to make that joke.

                Get over yourself.

              • Flying Squid
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                311 months ago

                Oh for god’s sake, lighten up. People have told dark jokes for literally centuries.

          • @[email protected]
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            I cannot imagine clutching pearls this hard over a joke about assassinating somebody who themselves is responsible for thousands or more deaths. The lives of killers are so precious they’re above even jokes.