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Trump RAGES as UNCONSTITUTIONAL MILITARY ORDERS GIVEN?!?

2025-11-24 News & Politics
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Legal Obligations Governing Military Disobedience Versus Trump's Escalating Rhetoric

Understand the foundational legal principles, including the Nuremberg Code and Supreme Court precedent, that mandate US service members disobey unconstitutional presidential orders and analyze the political fallout from challenging those orders.

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  • Military personnel are sworn to uphold the Constitution, obligating them to refuse illegal commands from any President.
  • The Nuremberg Principles directly negate the "just following orders" defense for executing unconstitutional directives.
  • Congressional veterans publically reminded service members of this duty, provoking extreme backlash and calls for execution from Donald Trump.

This segment breaks down the legal framework—the UCMJ, the Supremacy Clause, and historical case law—that legitimizes military disobedience against unlawful executive action. It contrasts this legal standard with recent public threats made by Donald Trump against elected officials who reminded the military of its sworn oath.

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Trump's continued call to execute members of Congress who have sent out a beacon to remind members of the military that they have a Constitutional obligation to defy any unconstitutional or illegal order of Trump or any President, has met with a firestorm of public protest that Trump is unable to contain and threatens to swallow up his scandal plagued Administration. Popok weighs in on the latest over the weekend, and breaks down the Code of Military Justice, the Nuremberg Principles and the Constitution itself, to fight back against the Domestic Enemy of the Constitution, Trump. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595

Top Comments (10)

@debrajames6286 2025-11-24

If everyone STOOD up, "game would be OVER for Trump." Wouldn't that be a BEAUTIFUL sight? Agree.🙏🙋‍♂️🙋👍

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@lizlyons4825 2025-11-24

Anyone who served in the military knows this!!!! EVEN THE VETERANS SITTING IN CONGRESS!!!

219 12 replies
@caseykaem515 2025-11-24

I'm an army vet, and I took this oath. While I was an enlisted soldier, our NCOs and Officers repeatedly told us to NEVER obey illegal orders.

203 7 replies
@gbean229 2025-11-24

Despicable, Trump and everyone of his supporters who think they have the right to do illegal acts with no consequence to themselves.

180 1 replies
@HighPlainsDrifter-kb5du 2025-11-24

It seems terribly odd that so many ignorant people in the United States don't have the basic understanding of who "Donald Benedict Arnold Trump" really is. 🤨

167 2 replies
@rosaliedefosse4742 2025-11-24

I Stand with the makers of this video!❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸✌️💪💪🌻🌻

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@TallyRocky 2025-11-24

Dictators fall when the military will not support them. This is proven out in history.

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@Rosanne-rf2gg 2025-11-24

At this point, Donald would call for the arrest of any Democrat who publicly read the constitution out loud.

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@Donald-n6r 2025-11-24

Time for the Military to step up. Stop Trump's Unconstitutional Fascist Regime.

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@steve-Fixit 2025-11-24

actually Karoline, they said illegal orders. Meaning if your being ordered to commit a crime you don't have to obey the order. This administration is the most lawless I have ever seen. Its shameful and unlawful.

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