George Clooney praises lawyer wife Amal for being ‘the only person to have put ISIS on trial and won’ as he gives speech at Venice and takes a swipe at President Trump

He’s making it his mission to champion human rights with his powerful speeches at this year’s Venice Film Festival.

And George Clooney continued his quest on day two as he made a series of talks on politics and activism at his masterclass on Thursday.

The 65-year-old Hollywood actor, who picked up the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement on Wednesday, made sure to praise his ‘badass’ lawyer wife Amal, 48.

Amal, a British-Lebanese human rights lawyer, has represented Yazidi survivors and helped secure historic legal victories holding ISIS members accountable for genocide.

‘By the way, my wife’s the only person to have ever put ISIS on trial

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