Would submitting a criminal complaint against Trump and his administration too the ICC for war crimes be a waste of time?
US is not member of the ICC
And there is a US law on the books, 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
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!”
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.
Neither is Russia, but the ICC still issued warrants for the arrest of several leaders after they invaded Ukraine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_arrest_warrants_for_Russian_leaders
I’d love to see the next Democratic administration just let them take him and all his cronies.
Yup, cannot get more “One Law for Me, another for Thee” that this, right?
It’s mind-boggling that this administration can be accused (and seemingly guilty) of war crimes and at the same time be playing War so ineptly.
Hegseth would be an ideal target for this but imo we should call politicians to ask them to join the ICC.
