The declarations of intent to commit war crimes, violate posse comitatus, and violate the IG Act of 1978.
Trump suggests using ‘dangerous’ US cities as ‘training grounds’ for military (The Hill)
“They’re very unsafe places, and we’re going to straighten them out one by one,” Trump said. “And this is going to be a major part for some of the people in this room. That’s a war, too. It’s a war from within.”
“I told [Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth], we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military — National Guard, but our military, because we’re going into Chicago very soon,” Trump added. “That’s a big city with an incompetent governor.”
“America is under invasion from within. We’re under invasion from within,” Trump said Tuesday. “No different than a foreign enemy, but more difficult in many ways because they don’t wear uniforms.”
(Calling it a "war from within" and "invasion from within" is truly insidious given that insurrection is the only exception to Posse Comitias.)
Hegseth: 'Defense' is out, 'killing people and breaking things' is in (Responsible Statecraft)
"A few months ago, I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day, while today is another Liberation Day, the liberation of America's warriors in name, in deed and in authorities,"
"We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our war fighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement, just common sense, maximum lethality and authority for war fighters," he said. "It's very simple yet incredibly powerful."
(To the extent that the rules of engagement are designed to comply with the Geneva Conventions and International Humanitarian Law, violations are certainly war crimes.)
Hegseth Uses Extraordinary Meeting to Fat-Shame Generals (Mother Jones)
“We are overhauling an inspector general process that has been weaponized, putting complainers and poor performers in the driver’s seat,” he said. “We are doing the same with the equal opportunity policies. No more frivolous complaints, no more anonymous complaints.”
(Federal Inspectors General (IGs) are required by law to accept anonymous complaints under the Inspector General Act of 1978 and other statutes that protect individuals who wish to report waste, fraud, and abuse without revealing their identity.)
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