Trump Lawyer Says Having Political Rival Killed Could Constitute 'Official' Presidential Act - eviltoast

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

  • Etterra@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Oh this place hasn’t ever been a bastion of democracy. There’s so much inequity, vote surprising, gerrymandering, racial oppression, and straight up lying going on that even we have a hard time figuring out how much of our own history is a thick-ass layer of sugar.

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      8 months ago

      vote surprising

      I know it was probably a typo for suppressing, but vote surprising sounds like a jab at the electoral college.

      “Surprise! Your vote doesn’t really matter due to the electoral college.”