The stark question was posed to Trump’s attorney John Sauer by Judge Florence Pan: Was a president immune from prosecution for any unlawful act, at all? Could a president order his political rivals to be assassinated by Seal Team 6 as an official act? Could he sell pardons at his pleasure if he saw fit and then face no consequences for his actions?

“He would have to be impeached and convicted first,” Sauer replied,

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    This is basically trump arguing for the return of the Divine Right of Kings

    • TacoThrash3r@sh.itjust.works
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      We have a speaker of the house that said he was ordained by God to be Moses for Republicans sooo I guess you’re not too far off