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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    1. Conservative justices rule that the president is immune from prosecution

    2. President has conservative justices assassinated

    3. President appoints more progressive justices

    4. Progressive justices reverse ruling

    Would the president be liable for the prior assassinations at that point?

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          The father of the F-16, John Boyd, would tell up and coming officers that in their career they would have to face choices where they could do something or be somebody. And we are facing the consequences of having our country’s leadership full of people who wanted to be somebody.