A no quarter order is a war crime, prohibited even in actual insurrection since Abraham Lincoln’s signed the Lieber Code in 1863. Such an order is banned by international law and would, if carried out, be murder under American law. https://t.co/YbSw1sM9KW https://t.co/OiNsRT7PPy

— David French (@DavidAFrench) June 1, 2020

Sen. Tom Cotton doubling down with more derp:

To the scholars pretending the colloquial phrase “no quarter” means a war crime—check out a dictionary. https://t.co/UH6KEl6wLH https://t.co/VIXP2UfMSd

— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) June 1, 2020