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Trump Lawyer Argues He Could Legally Order Assassination Of Political Rival
(www.huffpost.com)
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EDIT: Downvote all you like, but it's a matter of fact, not opinion.
Presidents can and have assassinated US citizens.
Obama did it.
Indeed, and the legality has been challenged by the ACLU. Although they could not pursue to issue a condemnation.
The present case would be an excellent opportunity to resolve the question of whether or not a President is entitled to kill a US citizen and setup better checks and balances (because, in the case of Obama, there were definitely some, but those were disputable).
I appreciate the ACLU's efforts, but it's quite apparent that US presidents are above the law.