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by pyuser583 1115 days ago
He was a prosecutor for the “American Trials at Nuremberg” which is a different thing.

The Nuremberg trials were international. Judges came from all occupying powers.

When they were done, America rented out the courthouse and used it for America-only trials.

The initial trials were for top-tier Nazis. The subsequent trials were for mid-tier Nazis who committed especially heinous crimes.