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Her behavior was of a treasonous nature but did not rise to that of a treasonous crime. Emotionally, patriots would like to see her hung. Legally, she skates from charges of treason. There is some room for debate in whether she caused harm to Americans but the differentiating factor of treason is owing allegiance as evidenced by oath. That level of charge of treason won’t stick to her but conspiracy and sedition might.

We can justifiably call her a traitor but charging her with treasonous crime is problematic (although doing so would satisfy our emotions). In another sense, we can call Biden a sick pervert for his behavior around children, but to charge him with molestation raises the bar considerably. It likely won’t stick. There’s a difference in what we feel, what we sense, and what law stipulates. The reason it is thus is that we can be whipped up into a lynch mob whereas the law forces us to settle down.

POWs have claimed and testified that her antics in Vietnam caused their punishers to be emboldened and to inflict even more punishment upon them. So there is an argument for her causing harm indirectly to Americans. But she owed no allegiance, as weird as that sounds, she had a right to oppose the war. But bringing about harm, even indirectly to Americans is grounds for charges of sedition, subversion, conspiracy.

Treason is a crime that holds against those bound to the United States as naturalized citizens, officeholders, military, most government employees. It’s a higher crime and for good reason. Americans are free but those that are responsible to the government or granted special governmental status owe allegiance and are subject to charges of treason, a very high crime, should they commit treasonous acts.