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by chrsig 1303 days ago
Shameful. There shouldn't be such a thing as immunity over murder.
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Just yesterday I saw a clip on CNN of Merrick Garland saying nobody is above the law. At the time he was being asked about the Jan 6 investigation. I guess he should have said "only current heads of state are above the law".
Hardly new. Every US president of the last 20 years has ordered the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent civilians through drone programs and wars. It is worth getting angry over, but the rot starts at the top.
This is not immunity with respect to a criminal case; it's a civil suit.
I don't think that makes it less shameful.