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If he has immunity from those laws they don't mean anything.
– Joe W
Commented Jul 3 at 18:00
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The question text clarifies that it is about whether the President would have immunity from prosecution in the event they order a government subordinate to kill someone, and in particular, about the implications of the SC's recent decision about presidential immunity for official acts. This answer doesn't engage any of the main thrusts of that.
– John Bollinger
Commented Jul 3 at 18:26
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Afaik the verdict says that the president can kill only in connection to his official duties. Thus, he can kill at will, for example, people in Iraq. If he just walks on the street and kills random people, that is not official duty, so he would be legally responsible.
– Gray Sheep
Commented Jul 4 at 7:08
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@user3753318 And how long ago was it that we would have thought that a president trying to overthrow the results of an election they lost would be an outlandish situation that never would happen.
– Joe W
Commented Jul 4 at 20:40
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@BenVoigt Are you really trying to compare a challenge using the court system to a sitting president calling officials to find them more votes or not to certify the votes? Or attempting to submit their own electoral college votes in an order to get different votes counted then what the sate submitted or get those state votes thrown out? Or calling for their supporters to storm the capital building during the vote process? There is a big difference between filing a case in the court system and following the ruling and trying to use any means possible to change the results.
– Joe W
Commented Jul 5 at 16:14

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