What is presidential immunity? The get out of jail free card Biden could use to assassinate Trump
Orders the Navys Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organises a military coup to hold onto power? Immune, she said.
Assassinating a rival would only be consistent with the courts ruling if it fell within the presidents official acts.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/07/01/joe-biden-donald-trump-immunity-us-election-2024/
snowybirdie
(5,627 posts)Talk of Biden assassinating anyone is dangerous and ridiculous. He's a good, moral man who would not pursue this dumb track of thinking. He and we DUrs are better than that!
BlueWavePsych
(3,056 posts)The Supreme Court on Monday said former presidents are entitled to some protections for "official" acts, though said there is no immunity for "unofficial" acts -- rejecting Trump's sweeping claim of "absolute" immunity from criminal prosecution in his federal election subversion case.
When the president "uses his official powers in any way, under the majority's reasoning, he now will be insulated from criminal prosecution," she continued. "Orders the Navy's Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune."
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/seal-team-6-assassination-hypothetical-scotus-presidential-immunity/story?id=111583216
kelly1mm
(5,187 posts)immunity is personal to the individual. Meaning his immunity would not extend to the actual people 'doing the deed'.
The actions of the President are still subject to judicial review. This immunity holding only applies to the President having criminal/civil liability protections personally. His actions (like ordering there be 13 USSC justices) can still be struck down by the Court.
Now if the President was willing to walk up to an opponent and shoot them in the head him/herself (and be on federal property at the time) then in theory he/she could not be criminally prosecuted. He/she could still be impeached and convicted and I certainly hope that would occur regardless of the party holding the Presidency at that time.
BlueWavePsych
(3,056 posts)nt