An honest and decent person should have said plainly that this is an act that contradicts international law, but just as every violation of the law is afforded protection in cases of coercion and necessity, the United States also has the right to self-defense, which clearly overrides the law.
Just as the law prohibits murder but does not criminalize a person who kills someone trying to kill them.
In simple terms, this scammer is not only corrupt — he is also stupid as a lawyer