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Trump Attorney Tells Judges Presidential Immunity Would Even Cover Assassinating Rivals, Selling Pardons (themessenger.com)
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U.S. presidents cannot be prosecuted for selling pardons or assassinating political rivals through SEAL Team Six, personal Trump lawyer John Sauer argued Tuesday.

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[–] [S] 40 points 2 years ago (8 children)

isnt it weird that trumps lawyers are going along with this...?? like i get that trump is a whacked out of his brain narcissist, but those lawyers have to go home and explain to their spouses that they just argued for King Trump being able to kill people. wtf

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    I believe these lawyers do it as a show for their potential mob clients. They want to demonstrate that they are loyal to the client not the court, will employ tricks like delay tactics to turn the court in their favor, maximizing the pressure for the opponent to drop the case due to costs mounted by this waste of time at court, etc.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    isnt it weird that trumps lawyers are going along with this...??

    The only lawyers he can get are the ones stupid enough to work for Trump. Competent lawyers would require payment and for Trump to follow basic instructions like "don't threaten witnesses, the judge, or opposing council."

    This doesn't surprise me at all.

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