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Nope! Because the Office of Legal Counsel made a good faith effort when they (incorrectly) opined torture was legal, none of the torturers will be held liable.

Nope! Because the Office of Legal Counsel made a good faith effort when they (incorrectly) opined torture was legal, none of the torturers will be held liable. After all, the government told them it was legal. It doesn't matter that the OLC later decided that torture is in fact illegal. The "torture memos" article on Wikipedia has more details. tl;dr blame John Yoo

anon9001 7y ago
Ah the good old days, when state crimes required a facade of reasonability, an abundance of ass-covering, and the assurance of good-faith.
chopin 7y ago
That's the Nuremberg defense. It's a valid defense if you are on the winning side.