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triron

(21,999 posts) Fri Apr 19, 2019, 10:31 PM Apr 2019

Trump committed treason to win the election. Impeach the motherfucker!

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Trump committed treason to win the election. Impeach the motherfucker! (Original Post) triron Apr 2019 OP

Probably closer to sedition. TwilightZone Apr 2019 #1

TwilightZone

(25,467 posts)

1. Probably closer to sedition.

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Fri Apr 19, 2019, 11:00 PM

Apr 2019

The definition of treason is very narrow and would in part depend on whether or not we consider Russia an enemy.

"For one thing, “enemies” legally defined means a country on which the U.S. has declared war or is actively fighting. Modern-day Russia obviously doesn’t fall into either category. Perhaps the only country that does is North Korea — there was never an official end to the Korean War."

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/is-trump-treasonous-heres-the-legal-and-historical-answer-to-that-charge-2018-07-17

Sedition is not as narrow and probably better applies.

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