"Simply following orders, Tapper said, was the argument many Nazi war criminals made following World War II and that does not cut it. The Nuremberg defense This is the war crimes tribunal after World War Two was that these Nazis were only following orders, and Nuremberg defense was resoundingly rejected in international law, Tapper said. Carrying out illegal orders is not a defense because you were being obedient."
"You can refuse illegal orders. You must refuse illegal orders, the lawmakers said, as they took turns reading lines from the same statement. The other Democrats in the video were Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ). Those lawmakers served in the Navy, Army, Air Force, or Central Intelligence Agency."
President Trump labeled six Democratic lawmakers as seditious and said they should be arrested and tried. A CNN host characterized that stance as wildly inappropriate and potentially dangerous, arguing military and intelligence members must refuse orders that violate the U.S. Constitution. The defense of "just following orders" was rejected at Nuremberg, and historical examples such as the My Lai Massacre and Kent State shootings illustrate that obedience does not absolve illegal acts. Six veteran lawmakers — including Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Rep. Chris Deluzio, Rep. Maggie Goodlander, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, and Sen. Mark Kelly — urged refusal of illegal orders.
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