Donald Trump has promised to pardon his White House staffers, reported the Wall Street Journal’s Josh Dawsey in an exclusive report on Friday.
Dawsey, the veteran DC reporter, cited “people who have heard his comments” in the bombshell report revealing that Trump is asking his staff to operate with a sense of impunity.
“I’ll pardon everyone who has come within 200 feet of the Oval,” Trump reportedly told staffers “in a recent meeting to laughs.”
How do pardons work on war crimes?
The trick is to be pardoned by a war criminal.
Trump has previously pardoned at least one guy convicted of warcrimes in US courts. So I assume pardons work just fine, for that purpose.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/27/eddie-gallagher-trump-navy-seal-iraq
Well that’s fucked up.
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But does a US President even have the right to send US citizens to The Hague? I imagine not, since the US is not a signatory.
If there is no legal US framework, then sending them to The Hague against their will would presumably literally be a crime under US law. In principle, US President can’t just kidnap people.
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Oh, don’t worry. Gdub signed the Hague Invasion Act back in 2002, so we already have a legal justification to invade the Hague if they get uppity and checks notes hold these evil fucks accountable for their crimes.
lol, this made me laugh in the most depressing manner.