• ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I would hope at least one justice would be smart enough to figure out that if presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for deeds while in office, the President could just kill a couple Supreme Court judges and install their own people.

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      11 months ago

      Exactly. The person I’m talking to seems to think it’s a foregone conclusion that Trump will win the presidency, which is why they would rule in his favor. I do not think they believe it’s a foregone conclusion.