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As he considers immunity in a case centered on a president's refusal to accept his electoral defeat, Justice Samuel Alito suggested that not giving presidents immunity will actually discourage peaceful transfers of power.
Alito pressed Michael Dreeben, the attorney for the special counsel, on the idea that an outgoing president who looses a hotly-contested election will be disincentivized from leaving office peacefully because he will fear prosecution by the administration of his successor, a "bitter political opponent."
Would that not "lead us into a cycle that destabilizes the functioning of our country as a democracy?" Alito asked.

"If you don't have immunity, then you won't give up power"

Okay, but if you have immunity, then you wouldn't have to give up power either, because you just kill everyone.

I understand a certain amount of this is Devil's advocate/"just asking questions", but that's some noodle twisting logic.