If presidential immunity is absolute..

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Could Biden order Trump's execution and win the next election?

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Sounds like the answer is for him to pull the trigger himself?

In theory that gets around the legal issue but then you're getting into practical issues: Trump is protected by the Secret Service so either it will be extremely difficult from a practical perspective, or you would have to get quite a few people to go along with the conspiracy. Again, this highlights what a terrible idea immunity is because the possibilities get horrifying really fast.

Could Biden order the secret services to not protect him?

What if Biden orders his Secret Service detail to tackle Trump's Secret Service detail?

Also have the Secret Service tackle themselves so that they dont follow illegal orders....