Judge asks if a president can order SEAL Team 6 to assassinate a political rival

Trump lawyer John Sauer said Tuesday that a president who ordered the military to assassinate a political rival or sold pardons to criminals could only be criminally prosecuted if they are first impeached and convicted by Congress.

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