18 U.S. Code 2381 - Treason

[rzemanfl]

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.)

Discuss.

[eppur_se_muova]

1. Should run on the front page, above the fold, of every paper in Kentucky.

Time to toss the Turtle man in the Federal clink.

[doc03]

2. You don't think Trump and many others in his campaign knew, these people need to

be dragged into court and made to testify.

[rzemanfl]

4. Of course they knew. I would scare the shit out of them with a flight to Gitmo first.

They'd talk in the landing pattern.

[TrollBuster9090]

14. A good way to avoid that would be to WIN the election, and then...

...and then appoint your racist pal as the Attorney General. Giving Mitch McConnell's wife a job in your cabinet wouldn't be a bad idea either.

[deminks]

3. McTurtle refused to let the public know before the election that Russia was involved

then his wife gets a high powered job in the Putin Puppet's cabinet.

There are several traitors among us.

[napi21]

5. It sure is looking like tthere's getting to be a long list of suspects!

Comey?
McTurtle
Trump
Kellyann

[TrollBuster9090]

15. There were also people in the Trump campaign who were in contact with Russia

during the campaign.

And then there was THIS....


http://www.salon.com/2016/11/01/donald-trump-companys-server-was-connected-to-russian-bank-report/

[Hekate]

6. KnR

[zippythepinhead]

7. lock them up

nobody is above the law.

























nobody is above the law.













nobody is above the law.

[cmos_sue]

8. I wonder now about "water boarding"

Wasn't Trump in favor of this method of extracting information?

[AgadorSparticus]

9. Isn't that 1/2 of Trump's campaign staffers? Actually, it makes me

Wonder how much of the GOP would be implicated if there was ever a thorough washing?

[tom_kelly]

10. It seems to apply. But who's going to pursue it? Sad. n/t

[flamingdem]

11. The only way we get rid of Trump is if we immobilize the government

by a general strike.

I don't think Obama would approve.

Something is terribly wrong, they're hung up on the constitution when obviously it is not protecting us from dire results.

We need a very, very smart legal mind to save us.

[rzemanfl]

12. We can't let Drumpf be Commander in Chief. n/t

[flamingdem]

13. I agree. If someone doesn't risk their life over this

we will have to blame all of them.

Including Obama.

[KittyWampus]

16. I agree. Obama has his head in the sand.

[flamingdem]

18. He must have believed Hillary had it in the bag

and that we'd deal with this later.

Otherwise this was a real miscalculation on his part.

[KittyWampus]

20. An interview with the journalist who was with him said Obama did not think so.

He was interviewed on MSNBC and I can't remember which show or the fellow's name.

[libtodeath]

27. I think he is looking for a peaceful way to deal with it via the court system.

[Equinox Moon]

17. The republicans for a long time could be jailed for treason

and the koch brothers and team.

When will someone hold these people accountable? they have done treason acts against Obama as well.

[Maru Kitteh]

19. The thought of Trump in prison till his natural death . . .

I think on that day, I would sleep better than I have in decades.

What a deep sense of satisfaction that would bring.

[colorado_ufo]

21. In order for this to be used,

the United States would have to officially declare Russia to be its enemy, and I don't think we are ready to do that. It would have to be a different approach.

[rzemanfl]

22. I think trying to influence our election makes them our enemy. n/t

[colorado_ufo]

23. True, but

an official declaration has far reaching implications beyond the election.

[rzemanfl]

24. I don't know if a declaration is required. That's why I said "discuss."

The dictionary says an enemy is "a hostile nation."

[brooklynite]

25. Sorry - you have to start with the Constitution

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court

Do you have witnesses?

[putitinD]

26. the CIA can provide witnesses.

[rzemanfl]

29. This is why I said "discuss."

I have to assume what a witness to an overt act is has changed over time. The founding fathers could not imagine telephone calls, email, or computers. If, for example, two witnesses testified that they found emails from Trump to Putin and Putin to Trump conspiring to leak DNC emails to influence the election I think that would meet muster. I could be wrong. These bastards would squeal on each other like pigs if push came to shove.

[eShirl]

30. We all saw Donald inviting Russia to hack Hilary's emails.

on the tee vee box

[Initech]

28. James Comey and Mitch McConnell committed treason against the US.

They should be arrested and tried for it.

[volstork]

31. So, who enforces this?

The repub congress?

[rzemanfl]

32. Who can be trusted? n/t