Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agoIf Biden wanted to could he have people kill Trump since he is in office and SCOTUS said it was ok?message-squaremessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down113
arrow-up1126arrow-down1message-squareIf Biden wanted to could he have people kill Trump since he is in office and SCOTUS said it was ok?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareandrewta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·24 hours agoHe could not be prosecuted for it, but my understanding is that the people who killed Trump could be prosecuted because it’s still a crime (it’s just that Biden can’t prosecuted for it)
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·22 hours agoCouldn’t Biden in turn just pardon the killer?
minus-squareorcrist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 hours agoStates have their own murder statutes. Federal law would be irrelevant.
minus-squareandrewta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-221 hours agoTechnically he could but then that was always a possibility of any federal crime going back to the inception of the US
He could not be prosecuted for it, but my understanding is that the people who killed Trump could be prosecuted because it’s still a crime (it’s just that Biden can’t prosecuted for it)
Couldn’t Biden in turn just pardon the killer?
States have their own murder statutes. Federal law would be irrelevant.
Technically he could but then that was always a possibility of any federal crime going back to the inception of the US