Trump Lawyer Says Having Political Rival Killed Could Constitute 'Official' Presidential Act
Trump Lawyer Says Having Political Rival Killed Could Constitute 'Official' Presidential Act
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday on Donald Trump's bid to secure sweeping presidential immunity from criminal prosecution
Sotomayor: If the president decides that his rival is a corrupt person and he orders the military to assasinate him, is that within his official acts to which he has immunity?
"That could well be an official act," Trump lawyer John Sauer says
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I don't understand how these absurd arguments aren't laughed out of court.
Who is John Sauer and why does anyone take this unfounded nonsense he's saying seriously?
Thats what is most concerning here: not so much the crazy reality that trump’s team is proposing, but the 5 conservative justices that are hand waving it off and are set to send it all back to the lower courts, giving trump the delay he needs.
They're being treated seriously because they're made by Republicans, who are part of the same patronage machine as the judges.
Because it's an opportunity to slow down prosecutions of Trump that the court's 6-3 Republican majority wants to halt. That and (rampant speculation) I think John Roberts in particular wants to write one of those historical opinions they talk about in law schools, and this is an opportunity to do that given the lack of clarity on presidential powers and immunities.
Trump's lawyer...?