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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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[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They said rivals, not enemies.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Seems to me that’s a distinction without a difference in their minds