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Nancy Levine Stearns
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Journalist. Citations: NY Times, NBC News, Forbes. Founder, Impactivize.org, covering DEIA in the private sector| No. 1 ESG Influencer on Twitter (Commetric 2020) | Retired exec recruiter | Author, The Tao of Pug series (Penguin, Skyhorse)
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So either Hegseth’s mouthpiece Sean Parnell is lying. Or Seal Team 6 is lying.

WaPo reporting:
November 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
So either Hegseth’s mouthpiece Sean Parnell is lying. Or Seal Team 6 is lying.

WaPo reporting:
November 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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The “second Trump administration has been defined by taking action first and arguing the legality of those actions later.”

www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/l...
Can the President Attack Another Country Without Congressional Approval? - FindLaw
The system of checks and balances keeps any one American from having the power to start a war on their own. Learn about military control and more at FindLaw
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November 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Hegseth’s “order to strike the defenseless men ‘would in essence be an order to show no quarter, which would be a war crime,’ said Todd Huntley, who advised Special Operations forces during U.S. counterterrorism campaign is now director of the national security law program at Georgetown Law.”
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The “second Trump administration has been defined by taking action first and arguing the legality of those actions later.”

www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/l...
Can the President Attack Another Country Without Congressional Approval? - FindLaw
The system of checks and balances keeps any one American from having the power to start a war on their own. Learn about military control and more at FindLaw
www.findlaw.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Hegseth’s “order to strike the defenseless men ‘would in essence be an order to show no quarter, which would be a war crime,’ said Todd Huntley, who advised Special Operations forces during U.S. counterterrorism campaign is now director of the national security law program at Georgetown Law.”
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Interesting! Thanks!
November 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Reposted by Nancy Levine Stearns
Generally speaking, a defendant can be charged in any jurisdiction where any element of a crime occurred. So yes, Hegseth has criminal jeopardy in the U.S.

It would be fun as hell if the Arlington County, VA district attorney opened an investigation.
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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