Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-01-09 19:31:23 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 74FBBD24C4829D574AC2E7A6D334D569BA9F528DE5E080D4BE7E8F6B76286297
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Original Note:
Trump's lawyer was responding to a hypothetical asked by the judge, not "arguing" for the act of assassination. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/01/09/appeals_court_judge_asks_trump_attorney_would_a_president_be_criminally_liable_for_ordering_seal_team_six_to_assassinate_a_political_rival.html Asked if impeachment must precede criminal prosecution, Trump's lawyer merely gave a "qualified yes" that impeachment must come first. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/457/731/
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