Justice Kagan: "How about if the president orders the military to stage a coup? "

During the U.S. Supreme Court oral argument on presidential immunity, Justice Elena Kagan asks a hypothetical question about a president ordering the military to stage a coup.

Justice Kagan: "He's gone. Let's say this president who ordered the military to stage a coup. He's no longer president, he wasn't impeached, he couldn't be impeached, but he ordered the military to stage a coup. You're saying that's an official act. That's immune?

D. John Sauer, Attorney for former President Trump: "I think it would depend in the circumstances..."

Full oral argument here: https://www.c-span.org/video/?534673-1/supreme-court-hears-case-fmr-pres-trumps-immunity-claim

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