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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      10 months ago

      People just think Trump is a jokester.

      I think it’s the dangerous side-effect of him being such a fake reality TV personality. He can say over the top insane things and people are already trained to not take him too seriously.

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        It’s part of the propaganda. Just look at all the right wing nuts around the world. They all follow the same guidbook

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        Wow what a website. I love how much they talk about the 180 day playbook but give absolutely zero mention to anything that is in it. I wonder why…

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      Sadly, conservatives are either too stupid to even understand, or it’s EXACTLY what they want.

      There is no in between.