If Trump gives any orders to harm protestors, he'll be tried in the Hague

[coti]

for crimes against humanity after he loses the coming election. Trump needs to decide whether that is what he wants to be remembered for.

https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/crimes-against-humanity.shtml

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Article 7
Crimes Against Humanity

For the purpose of this Statute, ‘crime against humanity’ means any of the following acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack:
Murder;
Extermination;
Enslavement;
Deportation or forcible transfer of population;
Imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty in violation of fundamental rules of international law;
Torture;
Rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization, or any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity;
Persecution against any identifiable group or collectivity on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious, gender as defined in paragraph 3, or other grounds that are universally recognized as impermissible under international law, in connection with any act referred to in this paragraph or any crime within the jurisdiction of the Court;
Enforced disappearance of persons;
The crime of apartheid;
Other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health.
For the purpose of paragraph 1:
‘Attack directed against any civilian population’ means a course of conduct involving the multiple commission of acts referred to in paragraph 1 against any civilian population, pursuant to or in furtherance of a State or organizational policy to commit such attack;

(more at the link)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. No, he won't, regardless of whether he should be.

[tinrobot]

2. Yes, it is a war crime. The soldiers also need to be aware of that.

If they fire, they could be brought up on charges as well.

[GulfCoast66]

3. No. He won't.

First we are not signees to the World Court.

Even if he sees prison here, which I would bet heavily against, he will never be shipped off to be tried someone here else.

Not saying it is right, but we are a fact based site and this is not happening.

[Disaffected]

7. Correct:

He will never be tried for crimes against humanity for the same reasons GWB wasn't.

[Karadeniz]

4. Are we members? If not, we need to make ourselves subject to intl law.

[bluestarone]

5. The Supreme court judges need to see this

Is this what they want?

[RandiFan1290]

6. they are now attacking a peaceful protest

[Hekate]

8. In your dreams

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

9. Not a chance

We aren't party to the Rome Statute, the US does not recognize the authority of the ICC, and we still have a law on the books requiring the use of "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".(Armed Service Members Protection Act).