“Immunity says, even if you did it for personal gain, we won’t hold you responsible. How could that be?” asked Justice Sotomayor.
that his client could have murdered his political rivals with immunity, whether for official state purposes or just because he felt like it—and JusticeJustice Sonia Sotomayor cut right to the heart of the issue, by asking attorney John Sauer point blank whether a president should be allowed to assassinate his political rivals, as both he and Trump have
“It would depend on the hypothetical but we can see that would well be an official act,” Sauer replied.
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