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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe judge said TREASON, in case anyone wasn't paying attention
and since cyber war is an act of war, russia declared war on us when they did the hack.
We're at war whether we want it or not.
And this is treason.
Also, not for nothing, but Hillary Clinton REALLY IS the rightful President of the United States.
Baltimike
(4,146 posts)For Hillary
duforsure
(11,885 posts)Commit an act of war , and they committed treason against OUR country, and they should be charged and held fully accountable for the most serious crime that can be committed against this country. They should all received the harshest penalty for their crimes. Especially an illegitimate president.
Baltimike
(4,146 posts)There are people here trying to bully the framing of what's happened to our country. Like we have to wait for men in powdered wigs launch a formal declaration of a war and it must involve guns. I have no idea where they get this crap, but I'll pass. I take a hard pass at treason
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)I.e. "You sold your country out."
We've been inferring treason for months, years actually.
But the legal definition of actual chargeable Treason with a capital T, as opposed to treason-like crimes, is a little more illusive. There's an argument that it can be charged as Treason (basically that Russian military intelligence's actions were an act of war) but that's still not quite settled.
Iggo
(47,558 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)former9thward
(32,019 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)He asked the Special Prosecutors if they had considered adding the charge of Treason to Mr. Flynn.
watoos
(7,142 posts)That gives me license to call him a traitor.
Blue Owl
(50,407 posts)DemocracyMouse
(2,275 posts)(greenhouse gases created by Big Oil, SUV drivers, fun-in-the-sun airplane rides, etc.). Theres a wonderful effort to promote a Green New Deal and everyone here at DU is ignoring it to follow TrumpCos corruption stories.
Does anyone else here care that we may only have 10 years to go solar and turn things around?
enid602
(8,620 posts)And we ignore the possibility that tRumps new tax law appears to lower government revenues to such an extent that Medicare and SS will likely be slashed.
pecosbob
(7,541 posts)Just because somebody somewhere said cyber warfare is the same as actual warefare doesn't make it so. Legal concensus is that you actually have to be at war.
Baltimike
(4,146 posts)pecosbob
(7,541 posts)Baltimike
(4,146 posts)Codeine
(25,586 posts)"I felt terrible about that," Sullivan says, after the prosecutor notes Flynn's conduct as a foreign agent ended in mid-Nov 2016. "I'm not suggesting he committed treason," Sullivan adds, further apologizing for his remarks in the prior session.
pecosbob
(7,541 posts)Baltimike
(4,146 posts)Codeine
(25,586 posts)and clarified that treason was an inappropriate term and that he felt bad for using it.
Cyber war = / = war
ffr
(22,670 posts)Or on death row.
We were all told as children, you don't sell your country out.
FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)He sounds like he might have experience in military courts. It would explain his outrage over Flynn's behavior, for sure.
demigoddess
(6,641 posts)enough said.
Raster
(20,998 posts)benld74
(9,904 posts)But I dont count
pandr32
(11,588 posts)Baltimike
(4,146 posts)pandr32
(11,588 posts)budkin
(6,703 posts)Right after the recess.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)AndJusticeForSome
(537 posts)As opposed to *just* being on the transition team, while working for another government.
budkin
(6,703 posts)Why would you *not* want to imply treason?
AndJusticeForSome
(537 posts)I was describing why I thought the judge apologized.