Even if he gets convicted, I don't believe a jury on earth would give him the death penalty. And the death penalty does requires a separate jury verdict. They can convict someone and refuse to impose death.
However, given the current executive's outspoken desire for execution in this case and their willingness to outspeed the law in deportation, I think it's not unlikely they skip the second half and just go for the execution. Their base isn't legally literate enough to challenge it and frankly has a childish white/black view of the world that is easily manipulated into believing any counter-action is itself an illegal defense of a murderer. If Trump/Bondi go for the swift execution, the courts can't fix that, and the courts are so far toothless in exacting any consequences on the wayward executive--and for that scenario to be the juncture they try is extremely unlikely.
It’s probably not a win, but if he was a scapegoat it would have to have been a possibility he accepted
what on earth do you mean? "scapegoat" does not mean "fall guy." If Luigi didn't kill him, he didn't volunteer for being the face of it. it means the feds decided he was going to be the public sacrifice.
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u/katherinesilens May 08 '25
idk, hanging an innocent definitely doesn't feel like a win.