Can the president murder with legal impunity? From Jacob G. Hornberger at fff.org:
The U.S. Code provides that a murder of a foreigner by an American citizen on the high seas is a federal criminal offense. The pertinent sections are 18 U.S.C. Section 1111 (Murder) and 18 U.S.C. Section 7 (Special Maritime and Territorial Jurisdiction of the United States).
The U.S. Constitution provides that the president shall be removed from office on impeachment and conviction of “high crimes.” It goes without saying that murder is a “high crime.”
So, the question arises: Why shouldn’t President Trump be both criminally prosecuted and removed from office through impeachment for murdering those 11 Venezuelan citizens on the high seas? Indeed, why shouldn’t the military personnel who loyally followed his orders also be prosecuted and convicted of murder?
Trump claims that the 11 people were using a boat to transport drugs to the United States in violation of U.S. drug laws.
The decider is making sure das Heimat is safe, vee vill keep you safe, Ja.
Is it safe?