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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    So let me get this straight. This fucking idiot is arguing that Joe Biden can order Seal team 6 to wipe out the entire Trump family, and then be covered by presidential immunity? Interesting thought process there.

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      According to their logic, Biden could order Seal Team 6 to kill Trump and then immediately resign, and he wouldn’t be able to be convicted.

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      Yeah, but enough Democrats would actually hold him accountable to actually impeach him. The same can’t be said of Trumps coterie.

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        As has been pointed out, he would have to immediately resign. Which would eliminate the impeachment option, because you can’t impeach someone who isn’t holding office.

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          He could do it one or two days before ending his term hahaha

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        Obama literally ordered the assassination of Osama Bin Ladin and no one is trying to persecute him for murder, so I think Trump is 100% correct in his thought process.

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          Thanks for pointing out to us that you’re unable to differentiate the distinctions between mass murdering terrorists and political rivals.

          Or for that matter, the difference between persecution and prosecution.

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              Good point. I guess all of Biden’s bases are covered, should Trump’s arguments hold water with the courts.

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            distinctions between mass murdering terrorists

            Pot calling the kettle black lmao

            All presidents are terrorist mass murderers it is part of the job.

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