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Silent Type

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4. The underlings can be charged. However, trump wouldn't be charged/tried for shooting someone on 5th Ave if

Reply to 3825-87867 (Original post)

Tue Oct 7, 2025, 10:43 PM

Oct 7

he could show that person was an imminent threat — like carrying a big bomb — to country and as Prez he was protecting us.

Now, if he shot a homeless person, a court would have to decide if that was an attempt to make MAGA happy, therefore immune, or was just Trump having fun shooting poor people. That would presumably be outside the “official duties” definition.

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A dumb question for one of you to answer. [View all] 3825-87867 Oct 7 OP

In My Uninformed Opinion, They Absolutely Could! Of Course It Would Call for An Uncorrupted The Roux Comes First Oct 7 #1

Hitler never faced trial PATRICK Oct 7 #2

Technically... Morbius Oct 7 #3

One more reason court expansion is a must. Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 7 #6

The underlings can be charged. However, trump wouldn't be charged/tried for shooting someone on 5th Ave if Silent Type Oct 7 #4

But would they be pardonable? BadgerKid Oct 7 #5