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Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 10 months agoNot 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.
stinerman@midwest.social 10 months ago
I invite you to imagine a state or local prosecutor indicting a member of the armed forces for carrying out an order given by a superior.
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.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Even in that case I’m not really sure. The most i know is military are tried by military courts which aren’t really state or federal.