If inciting an insurrection towards their own government is an action without legal repercussions, I don’t see how the law would be less lenient about straight up firing a gun at an opponent.

I by no means want any party to resolve to violent tactics. So even though I play with the thought, I really don’t want anything like it to happen. I am just curious if it’s actually the case that a sitting president has now effectively a licence to kill.

What am I missing?

  • snooggums
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    If the president crossed state lines to commit the murder it is federal!

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      For that matter, immunity from criminal charges for attempting to pardon oneself is not the same as the pardon being valid.