“President Biden, acting within the scope of his official duties, could dispatch the military to take out the conservative justices on the Court” - Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
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.
Sauer argued that presidents can only be criminally prosecuted if they have already been tried and convicted by the Senate.
“He would have to be impeached and convicted,” Sauer replied
“President Biden, acting within the scope of his official duties, could dispatch the military to take out the conservative justices on the Court” - Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Hmmm. I don't know whether to cheer this on or try to stop it. All I see is another precedent waiting to be set and a useful one at that.
This was an argument raised by Trump's lawyers.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4398223-trump-team-argues-assassination-of-rivals-is-covered-by-presidential-immunity/
interesting. I just read about Obama and the "kill policy" where Obama killed an american citizen with no trial.