How on EARTH did the judge miss his chance to ask the obvious follow-up.

"Does this apply to Biden also? Can he murder his political rivals under your legal theory? Can he murder your client?"

"Why not?"

Oh wow, what a big fucking surprise. Trump's team is now arguing he can't be charged because he wasn't impeached. Yet 4 years ago, the cowards in the GOP said they couldn't impeach him and it was up to the courts to take responsibility for punishing Trump.

Who could have guessed that these slimy fucks would do that? Everyone?

Taken to it's logical conclusion, this idea would basically posit that all the president must do to become a dictator is take out the whole Senate at once, or just have absolute loyalists in enough of the seats, or a combination of the two. If there's no Senate, the president can't be impeached and convicted, and if the president cant be held accountable for anything unless that happens, then they can illegally stop any new elections to get new senators with no consequences (or a new president for that matter) and act with impunity.

Hmm sounds like the whole "balance of power in the 3 branches of government" is being completely ignored by this dumb lawyer.

The executive branch must be held accountable by more than just the Senate... Otherwise there might as well only be 2 branches of power and the justice system would fall under the umbrella of the executive branch.

Then go on Biden. Do your thing Mr. King.

This is basically trump arguing for the return of the Divine Right of Kings

What kind of trash lawyer is this lmao. He got served a bait question and took it.

Yeah because that's the sign of a healthy democracy... Red flag #47653.

If he has to be impeached and convicted by the Senate then his lawyers would argue that he can't be prosecuted afterward because of the double jeopardy clause. This would completely nullify the constitution and the United States of America would cease to exist as we know it. That's the Republican endgame.

I look forward to how SCOTUS Bush v Gore'ing this, granting Trump immunity, and saying "this is not a precedent".

Not the flex they think it is...

Is this the lawyers way of saying "please kill my client Mr president".