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Trump Attorney Tells Judges Presidential Immunity Would Even Cover Assassinating Rivals, Selling Pardons (themessenger.com)

submitted 10 months ago by originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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U.S. presidents cannot be prosecuted for selling pardons or assassinating political rivals through SEAL Team Six, personal Trump lawyer John Sauer argued Tuesday.

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[–] Crismus@lemmy.world 71 points 10 months ago (14 children)

Do they understand that the President isn't a King?

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 40 points 10 months ago (8 children)

isnt it weird that trumps lawyers are going along with this...?? like i get that trump is a whacked out of his brain narcissist, but those lawyers have to go home and explain to their spouses that they just argued for King Trump being able to kill people. wtf

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It gets better, they get to go home and explain why they werent paid to argue that he can kill people :D

[–] MechanicalJester@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

The probono part isn't a surprise anymore right?

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