President can murder rivals without prosecution unless convicted by Senate first: Trump lawyer
lawandcrime.com
Appearing in appeals court against special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday, Donald Trump argued he was 'presidentially' immune from criminal charges alleging he conspired to subvert the 2020 election.

The stark question was posed to Trump’s attorney John Sauer by Judge Florence Pan: Was a president immune from prosecution for any unlawful act, at all? Could a president order his political rivals to be assassinated by Seal Team 6 as an official act? Could he sell pardons at his pleasure if he saw fit and then face no consequences for his actions?

“He would have to be impeached and convicted first,” Sauer replied,

  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Also, if the court sides with Trump, and he gets impeached again, the GOP will use the exact same excuse and ignore this ruling entirely and not convict.