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Obama Argues He Can’t Be Charged With Treason Since He Wasn’t Born In America
Babylon Bee ^ | 07/21/2025 | Babylon Bee

Posted on 07/21/2025 9:40:42 AM PDT by DFG

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a blow to hopes from conservatives that the former president would face severe consequences for allegedly overseeing an attempt to deligitimize the Trump presidency, Barack Obama argued that he can't be charged with treason since he wasn't born in America and isn't a legitimate American citizen.

Republicans acknowledged that they could be left without any legal recourse after President Obama absolved himself of any potential treason charge by reminding everyone that he couldn't face any consequences since he was never a citizen to begin with.

"I can't commit treason against America if I was never an American," Obama said confidently in a brief statement to reporters. "The Republicans have been cooking up wild schemes for years to try to hold me accountable for crimes against the United States. Unfortunately, as someone who was not born in America, I cannot be held to that standard. Nice try, but it won't work. Back to the drawing board."

Constitutional scholars agreed that Obama's defense was airtight. "It's an open and shut case," one expert said. "You can't hold someone accountable for betraying their allegiance to a country if they never had any allegiance to that country in the first place. It's a pretty genius move by President Obama here. Almost as genius as falsifying his birth certificate to get illegitimately elected president."

At publishing time, Obama and his legal counsel clarified that any and all illegal activity and wrongdoing committed during his presidency was exempt from legal penalty due to the fact that he was never legally president.


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To: oldtech
"any and all illegal activity and wrongdoing committed during his presidency was exempt from legal penalty due to the fact that he was never legally president"

Not so fast!

Conspiracy to usurp the US presidency by knowingly presenting falsified documentation that claimed eligibility for said office.
  HDOH Director "Loretta Fuddy," et al.
  WHCounsel and Perkins Coie Chairman Robt. F. Bauer, et al.
  Barry, John Brennan & Nanzi Pelosi, et al.

21 posted on 07/21/2025 11:37:16 AM PDT by rx
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To: DFG

Does he have a Kenyan “Do Do Process” coupin?


22 posted on 07/21/2025 12:11:18 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (When is little Jimmy Boasberg going to go to jail? He's gotten away with his crap long enough.)
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To: Tell It Right

Indeed.


23 posted on 07/21/2025 2:26:02 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: DFG

LOL! 😂


24 posted on 07/21/2025 7:45:16 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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