re: Trump’s Boldest Argument Yet: Immunity From Prosecution for Assassinations

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I’m not the president. Me being in jail over trumped up charges is diff than the sitting president.

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Trump ain't sitting which is the entire reason we are here.

To your point, I do not think your rights are any less precious than a former president's. The president is afforded certain priveledges you are not which is the entire genesis of us being here.

Trump is arguing he has blanket immunity and that the failure of the legislative branch to effect their check on the executive branch's power leaves the judicial branch's check null. While the idea of blanket immunity is the darling of the mind of almost every Whitehouse council I think the idea it was the Founder's intent is laughable. That would be essentially the equal of divine right of a king/queen and if the history I was taught is remotely accurate the Founder's weren't really high on monarchies. Again as for as removing the judicial branch's check I see nothing in the language of the clause that indicates that was remotely their intent, it actually is designed to preserve the separate judicial check.