Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful - PBS NewsHour

[Rhiannon12866]

Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. The strikes against alleged drug traffickers and deployments to U.S. cities have sparked a debate over their legality.

Amna Nawaz discussed more with Frank Rosenblatt, president of the National Institute of Military Justice, which runs The Orders Project. - Aired on 11/13/2025.

[Lovie777]

1. Blowing up people on small boats....,

thousands of miles away from the USA without evidence, and boasting about it in my opinion is narcissism.

[70sEraVet]

3. The boasting is narcissism -

The actual bombing is murder.

[TomSlick]

6. Exactly.

Any person forwarding the orders or pulling the trigger should face court-martial.

We have taught service members for years that they have a duty to disobey unlawful orders. The question now is whether we were serious.

[Irish_Dem]

2. US military no longer has confidence in their commander in chief.

Chain of command is damaged.

[Wonder Why]

4. Just yesterday I suggested that.

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3564492

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Excellent suggestion! There's something really wrong when the military has to consult attorneys

To learn if their orders are legal.