Richard: Does this ruling affect lackeys and henchmen? If the President orders you to go kill John Roberts is the guy who pulls the trigger still a criminal if the president isn’t?

For historians, the retrospective legitimation of essentially every criminal act Nixon committed while in office is quite mind-boggling. Ford’s pardon was utterly unnecessary.

RICHARD NIXON: Listen, you all laughed when I said that if the president does it, that means that it is not illegal, BUT WHO’S LAUGHING NOW

Does this ruling affect lackeys and henchmen? If the President orders you to go kill John Roberts is the guy who pulls the trigger still a criminal if the president isn’t?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

thinking today about Roger Stone and his pardon and maybe a secret service agent or two.

I believe there was a line about the “executive branch” as a whole. So probably

I don't see why Democrats don't immediately launch a campaign against SC. "We support rule of law, no one is above the law, this court must be replaced with judges who follow the constitution as written and support our democratic traditions in full." etc etc.

Sure. But he can pardon you. Who knows, maybe he can pardon you for crimes you haven't even committed yet. Or give a blanket pardon in advance for anyone who kills any SCOTUS justice appointed by a Republican.

No they aren't covered. That's what presidential pardons are for. Even better in some ways because it forces loyalty out of the henchmen. Want a pardon? Then you will do as I tell you.

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