Would submitting a criminal complaint against Trump and his administration too the ICC for war crimes be a waste of time?

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• neidu3@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  No, US is not member of the ICC

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  • Arghblarg@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    And there is a US law on the book if I recall that is commonly referred to as the “Hague Invasion Act”. They’ll literally send troops if the ICC ever tries to take a US politician or high-ranking civil service member into custody.

    So much respect for international law /s

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    • timestatic@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      They call it “American Service-Members’ Protection Act” but thats definitely not what this is. What a disrespect of international law. The big powers have always taken out more right but still. I knew they didn’t accept the ICC but to have such a law passed is ridiculous

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• IWW4@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Trump was convicted of 34 crimes and impeached twice… what do you think?

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  • ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    34 crimes

    34 felonies

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Being impeached is NOT the same as being removed from presidency. In fact, there have been 4 total impeachments in U.S history. None have lead to removal of office.

    I don’t disagree with your message or tone. I just see people online say “He was impeached, and nothing happened”.

    No, it did. He WAS impeached. That’s what being impeached looks like. A little astrict on your presidency, and a seperate vote for removal of office. He was never voted out of office. But both astricts will remain there for the rest of history.

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    • dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      *Asterisk.

      ^I’vebeenwaitingmyentirelifetomakethissnidecomment.^

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    • plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The fact that they aren’t part of the same process is just mind boggling stupid.

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  • dan1101@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Don’t never stop giving up.

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• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You could file a complaint to the ICC, who would basically wag their finger at him.

  And then trump would release a statement:

  “So the ICC won’t let me be, or let me be me, so let me see. They shut down the Islands with Epstein, and now they’re so empty without me!”

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• ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It’s mind-boggling that this administration can be accused (and seemingly guilty) of war crimes and at the same time playing War so ineptly.

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• AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The US is not a signatory of the Rome Statute, which established the ICC. You can submit a complaint, but since the government doesn’t recognize their authority (and in fact has a standing, approved invasion plan to prevent US citizens from ever being tried in The Hague), it won’t do anything.

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  • radix@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Neither is Russia, but the ICC still issued warrants for the arrest of several leaders after they invaded Ukraine.

    en.wikipedia.org/…/International_Criminal_Court_a…

    I’d love to see the next Democratic administration just let them take him and all his cronies.

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  • Arghblarg@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yup, cannot get more “One Law for Me, another for Thee” that this, right?

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• Sanctus@anarchist.nexus ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  They routinely tell and make the ICC pound sand. But do it anyway

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• Gork@sopuli.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Considering nothing will be done about it, yeah.

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