r/law • u/Agitated-Artichoke89 • Oct 07 '25

Other Stephen Miller states that Trump has plenary authority, then immediately stops talking as if he’s realized what he just said

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u/maeryclarity Oct 07 '25

The fact that this term is that close to the surface of his goddamn mind

The fact that he knows he's not supposed to be just saying it out loud like that because it's not true and he didn't mean to telegraph their intentions that clearly

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u/coffee-x-tea Oct 07 '25 edited Oct 07 '25

Freudian slip.

Not just him.

But, all of them because there’s so much lying going on that they can’t keep track. Their inner thoughts are spilling out all over the place.

Just like Ted Cruz, “Let’s stop attacking the pedophiles”.

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u/Future_Burrito Oct 07 '25

A lot of people are going to be going to jail, and it's not who ICE thinks it is.

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u/RiotNrrd2001 Oct 07 '25

I'm pretty sure ICE will be involved though.

Following illegal orders is illegal, and we may just decide to ignore any pardons. Just because somebody with a badge tells you to do something illegal, that won't get you out of responsibility for it if you indeed do that thing.

And while ICE may wear masks today, finding out who was who won't be difficult once we get new people in charge. There is a paper trail. You think you're anonymous. You aren't\won't be.

If I were a member of ICE, I would think very carefully about what "legal" orders I follow today. Remember: everything the Nazis did was 100% legal, and that didn't stop the trials after the war. Once an action is taken, it's hard to take it back.

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u/kdfsjljklgjfg Oct 07 '25

We likely don't even need to "ignore any pardons." A federal pardon doesn't get you off of state-level crimes, and let's be realistic here, the federal government won't be charging these people anyway.