How is this not bigger news?

  • dumbluck
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    71 month ago

    Trump cannot pardon state crimes. Murder is a state crime, not federal.

    • @[email protected]
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      1 month ago

      My assumption is that if Luigi is getting charged at the federal level for killing one random, rich white guy, this person who has killed two politicians and has a hit list for others, would be charged at the federal level for terrorism. At least I’d expect that in a normal, functional society, which we’re not.

    • @[email protected]
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      31 month ago

      18 US Code 1751 says that assassination of political officials can be tried in federal court