November 2, 2018: Hilliard and Steve Shadowen sent a letter[47] to President Trump in response to his November 1 speech in which the President said he would authorize the use of deadly force against alleged rock throwers on the border between Mexico and the U.S.[48] The letter pointed out that the United States Department of Justice had concluded that U.S. executive officers who use excessive, lethal force against alleged rock throwers are subject to criminal prosecution for murder. It also states that, as the originator and promoter of the policy, President Trump would be liable to prosecution for murder for deaths that unlawfully result from the policy.[49]