Based on yesterday’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court, several of SCOTUS’ MAGA justices seem poised to undercut or further delay the DOJ’s criminal prosecution of Donald Trump for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election and subvert democracy in the days leading up to January 6, 2021.

The hearing largely centered around the concept of presidential immunity, and how bound a POTUS needs to be by the rule of law. One of the most eyeopening moments of the proceedings came when liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked Trump’s legal counsel if a president could hypothetically assassinate a political rival with no legal repercussions.
Listen to his horrifying answer.

(via Courier)
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