Is Shooting Protesters Legal Now?

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The latest ruling by the kangaroo Supreme Court on presidential immunity put the credible legal world in turmoil.

Alito and his posse have turned the presidency into a kingship, with almost unlimited power to do anything they choose as long as it's considered an "official act."

David Leavitt reminded us of a horrific episode between Trump and former Defense Secretary Mark Esper during the George Floyd protests.

O'DONNELL: What was the most disturbing thing that the president said during that meeting on June 1?

ESPER: The president is ranting at the room. He's using a lot of foul language, you know, you all are F-ing losers, right? And then he says it to the vice president, Mike Pence. He's using the same language, and he's looking at Pence.

O'DONNELL: He called Mike Pence an F-ing loser?

ESPER: He didn't call him directly, but he was looking at him when he was saying it. And it really caught my attention. And I thought that we're at a different spot now. He's going to finally give a direct order to deploy paratroopers into the streets of Washington, D.C., and I'm thinking with weapons and bayonets, and this would be horrible.

O'DONNELL: What specifically was he suggesting that the U.S. military should do to these protesters?

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