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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.

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.

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Okay, Joe. You know what to do.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago

Biden: If the Supreme Court agrees, take the shot.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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] -5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That's a poor reason to excuse joking about killing someone but it's so common now your excused I guess.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

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.