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LonePirate

(14,370 posts)
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 10:59 AM 17 hrs ago

I need every 2028 Dem presidential candidate to pledge to extradite Trump to The Hague

He needs to face justice and since the corrupt SCOTUS has exempted him from the law here in the US, the ICC is one of the few remaining options we have. We need to send a strong message that we do not support his actions.

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I need every 2028 Dem presidential candidate to pledge to extradite Trump to The Hague (Original Post) LonePirate 17 hrs ago OP
our legal system is incapable of dealing with him rampartd 17 hrs ago #1
A President Greg_In_SF 17 hrs ago #3
The United States Greg_In_SF 17 hrs ago #2
A Democratic Congress, President and DoJ need to change that. LonePirate 16 hrs ago #4
No they should NOT n/t Just_Vote_Dem 16 hrs ago #9
Schumer and Jeffries should be doing a press conference leftstreet 16 hrs ago #5
Many changes need to occur when we are back in power. Passages 16 hrs ago #6
;-{) HAGUE Goonch 16 hrs ago #7
I'm tired of reading about the Hague Just_Vote_Dem 16 hrs ago #8
I called the tooth fairy orangecrush 16 hrs ago #10
100% agree mike_c 16 hrs ago #11

rampartd

(4,670 posts)
1. our legal system is incapable of dealing with him
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:08 AM
17 hrs ago

he must be court martialed or delivered to the hague.

Greg_In_SF

(1,287 posts)
3. A President
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:10 AM
17 hrs ago

cannot be court-martialed because court-martial is a military legal process that applies to military personnel, not civilian officials like the president.

Greg_In_SF

(1,287 posts)
2. The United States
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:09 AM
17 hrs ago

prohibits the extradition of any person to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.

LonePirate

(14,370 posts)
4. A Democratic Congress, President and DoJ need to change that.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:32 AM
16 hrs ago

Enough with these ridiculous road blocks that only serve to let him escape justice. No Dem should be opposed to removing those obstacles.

leftstreet

(40,851 posts)
5. Schumer and Jeffries should be doing a press conference
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:35 AM
16 hrs ago

Call on Congress for Impeachment.

Call on the Cabinet for 25th Amendment procedures.

Flanked by US flags and at least one person in a military uniform.

RIGHT NOW

Passages

(4,182 posts)
6. Many changes need to occur when we are back in power.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:47 AM
16 hrs ago

If we move forward without significant safeguards put into place, we will see another Trump in office.
There is no statute of limitations on murder.

The issue(s) will be whether a president can be tried for war crimes, including the brazen,
unprovoked attacks of indiscriminate bombing, and not to exclude his specific calls for their annihilation.

He wraps his threats with a shiny, demented ribbon, as if he is freeing them, doing them a favor. That does not excuse him from murdering Iranians. I believe that for Americans to believe in their government, Trump must be tried here first.



orangecrush

(30,495 posts)
10. I called the tooth fairy
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 12:01 PM
16 hrs ago


He said he's on it.

Sorry, I'm having a crisis of faith right now

mike_c

(37,063 posts)
11. 100% agree
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 12:04 PM
16 hrs ago

There must be prosecutions, whether here, at the ICC, or in Iran/Venezuela/Cuba/wherever. Personally, I'd be happy with summarily deporting Trump and Hegseth in chains and hoods to Iran for trial. I'd prefer he be prosecuted outside the U.S. and that the American press ignore his trial altogether, so as not to give his die-hard deplorables a cause.

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