The headline from Thursday's oral arguments before the Supreme Court is that Donald Trump's attorney — and thus, presumably, Trump himself — believe that a U.S. president be able to kill their rivals without fear of prosecution.
But while it was startling to hear a case for absolute tyranny from the Republican candidate's legal team, experts said the court is unlikely to agree that such assassinations would be "official acts" not subject to review, even as its right-wing majority appears willing to hand Trump a victory by delaying his federal trials until after the 2024 election.
