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Does the possibility of presidential pardons eliminate this process? That depends on the nature and timing of the pardons, I suppose. But what happens to the soldier who refuses to follow a manifestly unlawful (i.e., a war crime) order from a future president?

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The president is presumably immune. And under the UCMJ, the soldier has a *duty* to disobey the manifestly unlawful order, so they do not face any liability either, right? Do you think a president like Trump would allow for that?

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