Trump Said to Have Reacted Approvingly to Jan. 6 Chants About Hanging Pence

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23. Traitor!

Trump 'Committed Treason' With Pence Remark: Ex-Prosecutor Glenn Kirschner

BY JON JACKSON
Newsweek ON 5/27/22

Former Army prosecutor Glenn Kirschner on Thursday said he believes Donald Trump "committed the crime of treason" if a report is true that he said former Vice President Mike Pence should be hanged.

Kirschner made the comments on his YouTube show, Justice Matters. In the video, he discussed a recently released account provided to the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. According to The New York Times' reporting of the account, Mark Meadows, then the White House chief of staff, told colleagues on January 6 that Trump said "something to the effect of: Maybe Mr. Pence should be hanged."

"The evidence is mounting that Donald Trump didn't just incite the insurrection. He committed the crime of treason," Kirschner said.

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What tone the president of the United States used when he was saying the vice president should be hanged? Does his tone matter?" Kirschner asked incredulously.

He continued, "So, friends, based on this new reporting, let me state this as plainly and directly as I can: Donald Trump committed the crime of treason."

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https://www.newsweek.com/trump-committed-treason-pence-remark-ex-prosecutor-glenn-kirschner-1710882