Trump officials are deliberately replicating the playbook that led to Nuremberg. The documentation exists. International jurisdiction is inevitable.
How It Will Happen Here
Accountability requires no military occupation. Three elements exist or remain inevitable.
Political Transition. Nuremberg occurred six months after Germany’s surrender, not during Nazi rule. The 2026 midterms or 2028 election will likely produce Democratic majorities or a Democratic president. What is now documentation will become evidence in tribunals. A Democratic House could issue subpoenas by January 2027 and criminal referrals would follow.
International Jurisdiction. The ICC has authority when domestic systems fail. The Rome Statute permits ICC jurisdiction over Americans for crimes in member states’ territories or involving their citizens. U.S. deportation flights to ICC member states create jurisdiction. ICC Prosecutor Khan can open investigations without U.S. consent.
If future administrations refuse prosecution, foreign nations will act independently. Universal jurisdiction allows Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium to prosecute crimes against humanity regardless of location. Spain prosecuted Argentine military officers. Belgium indicted Rwandan genocide perpetrators. German courts convicted Syrian officials for torture.
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