Trump lawyer John Sauer argued before the Supreme Court on Thursday that his client and other presidents should be entitled to order an assassination of a political rival without fear of prosecution. The claim came as part of a broader argument that Trump should enjoy absolute immunity for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
The exchange came during questioning from Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who sought to know whether immunity for an "official act" would extend to a politically motivated killing.
