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Terr_ ◴[] No.43544712[source]
> The Trump administration argues that because the man is no longer in U.S. custody, a U.S. court lacks jurisdiction to issue orders regarding his detention and release.

That's evil and stupid.

By that twisted logic, the President can ship all the gold in Fort Knox to a Russian bank under his own name, and US courts "won't have jurisdiction" to rule that it must be returned.

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1. anigbrowl ◴[] No.43552860[source]
Have you noticed how this lack of jurisdiction never seems to come up when the US wants to prosecute someone located abroad?