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Trump team argues assassination of rivals is covered by presidential immunity (thehill.com)
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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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[–] kitedemon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 10 months ago

According to their logic, Biden could order Seal Team 6 to kill Trump and then immediately resign, and he wouldn’t be able to be convicted.