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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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[-] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 117 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Wow Biden should test that on trump, half of Congress, 2/3 of the supreme Court, and this lawyer. Today.

[-] Delphia@lemmy.world 48 points 10 months ago

Oh come on... you're leaving out Eric and Jnr? Thats just asking for a revenge plot reboot.

[-] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 9 points 10 months ago

Maybe that's what they want.

[-] rayyy@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Well, they would be "adversaries" too, so .........

[-] huskypenguin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

We're here for the stories not for the healthcare, apparently.

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago

Who needs a two-party system, when all you need is one. It’s working pretty well in China, Cuba and North Korea.

/s just in case…

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