Comment on Is anyone planning on doing anything about trump creating a concentration camp at guantanamo bay?
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months ago
Trump’s power to pardon extends only to federal prosecution. Not state.
Orbituary@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Which state jurisdiction is Cuba under?
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months 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.