Immunity - It depends

Sotomayor misleads

The Trump v US ruling is causing a lot of discussion and misleading information. Perhaps the biggest piece of disinformation come from Justice Sotomayor’s dissent. She claims the President would now be immune from criminal prosecution is he directed Seal Team 6 to kill his political rival. This is a lie. She know it. In reality this immunity would depend on whether the action can be justified as an official act.

A President orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival wo is about to detonate a nuclear bomb in NYC. Immune? Yes. This would be justified as an official act.

A President orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival just to win an election. Immune? No. This could not be justified as an official act.

Why does she lie?

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