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My guess is that Sotomayor’s words from 2024 are becoming relevant again:

> The President of the United States is the most powerful person in the country, and possibly the world. When he uses his official powers in any way, under the majority’s reasoning, he now will be insulated from criminal prosecution. Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf



It would seem now that Sotomayer was not speaking totally hypothetically.




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