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ashredux

(2,608 posts) Sun Mar 5, 2017, 08:45 AM Mar 2017

Some call it Treason......and they are right

Some call it Treason......and they are right

"Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(2)(J), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148.)"

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Some call it Treason......and they are right (Original Post) ashredux Mar 2017 OP

Will Trump Get Sent To The Bigly House?.....nt global1 Mar 2017 #1

Nope. They're wrong truebluegreen Mar 2017 #2

Yup! This call of treason is tiring. longship Mar 2017 #3

+1 onenote Mar 2017 #5

I would imagine the offense of espionage may be more appropriate here Mr. Ected Mar 2017 #4

global1

(25,270 posts)

1. Will Trump Get Sent To The Bigly House?.....nt

Reply to ashredux (Original post)

Sun Mar 5, 2017, 08:52 AM

Mar 2017

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)

2. Nope. They're wrong

Reply to ashredux (Original post)

Sun Mar 5, 2017, 09:14 AM

Mar 2017

as to "treason"' which in American legal tradition is strictly defined and can only occur in a time of war.. We are not at war with Russia.

Plenty of other reprehensible and jailable offenses are rumored. Let's go after them.

longship

(40,416 posts)

3. Yup! This call of treason is tiring.

Reply to truebluegreen (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 5, 2017, 09:33 AM

Mar 2017

Some people need to read and understand the US Constitution.

onenote

(42,759 posts)

5. +1

Reply to truebluegreen (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 5, 2017, 10:06 AM

Mar 2017

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)

4. I would imagine the offense of espionage may be more appropriate here

Reply to ashredux (Original post)

Sun Mar 5, 2017, 10:02 AM

Mar 2017

Exchanging classified information with a hostile state would form the basis of a charge of espionage.

Not sure what crime is committed when one political party conspires with a hostile state to hack confidential information of another political party, in return for a relaxed application of US policy vis a vis that hostile state.

But whatever crime that is, that's one of the crimes that Trumpco is likely guilty of.

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