Charlie StrossMar 15

Mad idea: given that the US Supreme Court ruled that the President essentially has immunity from criminal prosecutions for acts during his term in office, could J. D. Vance plausibly shoot Donald Trump dead, thereby becoming President, and claim immunity?

(I know this is very silly and Won't Happen for several reasons, but is there a legal fig-leaf he could hide behind here?)

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@cstross The death would occur shortly before the transition, wouldn't it? Does the ruling cover the vice-president prior? At what point in the bullet's journey would power transition occur? In this essay I will...
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Show threadJoshua D. BoydMar 15
@sixtyfootmalcolm @cstross couldn't JD Vance just pardon himself though?
Show threadBrian MoeMar 15
@jdboyd @sixtyfootmalcolm @cstross
He'd just have to make sure he did it in a federal jurisdiction so no state could prosecute
Show threadJoshua D. BoydMar 15
@bdmoe @sixtyfootmalcolm @cstross good point
Show threadDeterioratedStuccoMar 15

@jdboyd
He only pardons himself when he's away from his sofa.

@sixtyfootmalcolm @cstross