The Justice Department has agreed that the federal government will foot the bill if former President Donald Trump is found liable for violating the rights of protesters when National Guard troops and police forcibly drove racial justice demonstrators from a park near the White House in June 2020.

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  • oxjox
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    3 months ago

    If it is considered an official presidential act, the president can violate any law up to and including assassinating their political rival.

    Could you cite that specific instance in the judgement for me?

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      3 months ago

      I know exactly what you’re doing. You’re doing a “technically” because the ruling suggests that it could be criminal, but it would have to be decided by congress. A congress which has never once removed a president from office even when impeaching them for crimes.