The "How Many Cs in Accountability” Edition

<p>This week, Alan, Quinta and Scott were joined by their fellow <em>Lawfare</em> senior editor and Brookings Institution senior fellow Molly Reynolds to hash through some of the week's big national security news, including:</p><ul><li>“The Butchers of Bucha.” Russian troops who recently retreated from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha appear to have engaged in a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/03/bucha-ukraine-graves-war-crimes-calls-icc/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weeks-long campaign of violence</a> against the Ukrainian civilians living there, leading some—including President Biden—to call for a war crimes trial. Why would Russia do this? And how should the United States and the world respond?&nbsp;</li><li>“To Refer, or Not to Refer, That is the Question.” Even as they rush to get ready for public hearings, Jan. 6 committee members have begun to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/04/jan-6-panel-trump-criminal-referral-00022470" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cast shade</a> on the idea that they will produce a criminal referral of President Trump or anyone else for matters other than contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with its subpoenas. Is this the right move on the committee’s part?&nbsp;</li><li>“When Texas Messes with You.” The Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/03/divergent-views-on-text-and-history-as-justices-ponder-war-powers-and-sovereign-immunity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety</em></a>, the first case to seriously test the limits of congressional war powers in several decades. What should we expect from this case? And what will it tell us about how our new Supreme Court views war powers and national security?</li></ul><p>For object lessons, Alan brought our attention to the possibility that one can be buried not just in a cemetery but in a living forest.&nbsp;Quinta endorsed a&nbsp;New Yorker<em>&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.ne