And if Congress wants to pass a law that can be binding, but Congress had not, in that, in Medellin, passed a law relevant to the issue there. Likewise here, The DOJ opinion was, even if the UN Charter says something different, as a matter of US Constitutional law, the President can order this. And critically, the bar opinion also concluded that a U.S. arrest abroad, quote, in violation of foreign law, does not violate the Fourth Amendment. (43:59–44:09)
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