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Trump is clearly a traitor! Not talking about collusion or obstruction. Talking about TREASON! (Original Post) MoonRiver Mar 2019 OP
Because he didn't commit the constitutional crime of treason, The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #1
Incorrect IMHO, there is also "or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort" fleabiscuit Mar 2019 #3
We need to open up the ways one can betray one's country.Everyone has called Russia's Karadeniz Mar 2019 #2
One Russian army officer even admitted it was cyberwar. Sorry no link. BSdetect Mar 2019 #5
I am so disheartened that so many Americans seems apathetic or else brainwashed. I'm very UniteFightBack Mar 2019 #4

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,806 posts)
1. Because he didn't commit the constitutional crime of treason,
Sat Mar 23, 2019, 06:50 PM
Mar 2019

which is giving aid and comfort to an enemy in a declared war. He's a traitor but he didn't commit the specific crime of treason, as defined in the Constitution. Only thirteen people in the entire history of the US have been convicted of treason, and the last one was in 1952.

fleabiscuit

(4,542 posts)
3. Incorrect IMHO, there is also "or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort"
Sat Mar 23, 2019, 07:04 PM
Mar 2019

That is whatever you can persuade to the judges.

Karadeniz

(22,557 posts)
2. We need to open up the ways one can betray one's country.Everyone has called Russia's
Sat Mar 23, 2019, 07:04 PM
Mar 2019

Behavior an assault on our country, cyber warfare.

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