Comment on Is anyone planning on doing anything about trump creating a concentration camp at guantanamo bay?
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 day agoOne final reminder to every military officer: The statute of limitations on these crimes extends well beyond Trump’s term: They can be prosecuted under the next president.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Not if trump blanket pardons. Say they move to impeach trump, he leverages the pardon to have those who would otherwise be court mashalled murder the legislator.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 day ago
Trump’s power to pardon extends only to federal prosecution. Not state.
Orbituary@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Which state jurisdiction is Cuba under?
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 day ago
The crime would be kidnapping, and it could be charged under the laws of any state they pass through on the way to Cuba.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I certainly am not the one to parse what state crime would be leveraged but while maybe true I’d need some more clarification before I outright agree.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 day ago
Not him. The officers carrying out his unlawful orders.
“Just following orders” is not an excuse nor a pardon: military members can be criminally convicted for following an unlawful order. They just need to know what kind of order is illegal for them to follow.