Seanchan posted...
Justice Elena Kagan pushed Trumps attorney on just how far presidential immunity could go, raising the hypothetical scenario of a military coup by an ex-president.
How about if a president orders the military to stage a coup? Kagan asked.
If its an official act, there needs to be impeachment and conviction beforehand through Congress, Trumps attorney, D. John Sauer, said.
Kagan asked if Sauer believed such a coup would be an official act.
On the way you described that hypothetical, it could well be, Sauer said.
That sure sounds bad, doesnt it? Kagan said.
Every week or so someone says some shit like this, and it's a grim reminder that no nation lasts forever. If this ever becomes the norm or even remotely acceptable, well we had a good run. Relatively speaking.