Doesn’t this violate the ex post facto provisions of the Constitution? A person cannot be tried for something that was not a crime when the act was committed. And, even if it was a crime, aren’t they subject to the laws at the time the crime was allegedly committed?

Edit: This “look back” law is a thinly veiled extension of the statute of limitations. Changes to statute of limitations are subject to the ex post facto provisions of the Constitution. But, to my knowledge President Trump’s team never argued this.

I think they were going for a much larger objective; demonstrating we no longer have properly functioning civilian courts.

Doesn’t this violate the ex post facto provisions of the Constitution? A person cannot be tried for something that was not a crime when the act was committed. And, even if it was a crime, aren’t they subject to the laws at the time the crime was allegedly committed?

Doesn’t this violate the ex post facto provisions of the Constitution? A person cannot be tried for something that was not a crime when the act was committed. And, even if was a crime, aren’t they subject to the laws at the time the crime was allegedly committed?