Just because people tell me stuff, doesn't mean I believe them. If you told me what he did was a "crime", I would think you were batty.
So he absolutely understand that it was a crime.
That's not how "understand" works. Telling someone something does not make them "understand" it.
People tell me stuff all the time that isn't true.
Well the law doesn't care what your feelings or definitions (litter) or considerations are.
The "LAW" didn't care about people's opinions on hiding Jews or escaped slaves either, but fortunately they didn't go along with immoral laws.
“That’s not how “understand” works. Telling someone something does not make them “understand” it.”
He understood. He told them to shove the laws.
“Telling someone something does not make them “understand” it.”
We are not talking about some low IQ mentally handicapped person who could not “understand” plain language. He was not judged mentally unfit to stand trial. You have to use absurd examples to make your point. That means you are flailing.
Once again, what you think about the law matters not.