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RobotToaster • today at 4:05 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

From the Rome Statute of the ICC

> Article 70. Offences against the administration of Justice

> 1. The Court shall have jurisdiction over the following offences against its administration of justice when committed intentionally:

> (e) Retaliating against an official of the court on account of duties performed by that or another official;

Can the ICC now please just put an arrest warrant out for Trump, Rubio, and anyone else involved in these sanctions.


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loeg • today at 4:29 PM

It would be a farce to try, of course. The American Service-Members' Protection Act gives the president power to use "all means necessary and appropriate to bring about the release of any U.S. or allied personnel being detained or imprisoned by, on behalf of, or at the request of the International Criminal Court."

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rwmj • today at 4:41 PM

The ICC doesn't have jurisdiction in states that haven't signed up to the Rome Statute, and the US has not signed up. As President, Trump is protected under the Vienna Convention when he travels abroad so he can't be arrested even in other countries.

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infamouscow • today at 4:17 PM

Because the US could literally destroy the ICC without any repercussions aside from some reflexive gasps from European globalists.

If I were POTUS and this happened, the ICC would look like a smoldering crater just to remind the elites what real power is. The thing is, there's nothing Europe can do about it. Europe's economically between a rock and hard place, with no serious military to defend themselves. They've also decided to import foreigners with no allegiance to Europe instead of grow their native populations. This means Europeans can't form a defensive military without a very high risk of those soldiers turning their guns on the government.

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