[proxy_user]

The Constitution defines treason very strictly, just for this reason.

Without a declaration of war or an armed rebellion, nobody can be a traitor.

[Lurker]

“Without a declaration of war or an armed rebellion, nobody can be a traitor.”

They can, however, be seditious. They can also be convicted of numerous counts of lying to Federal judges, falsifying warrants, wire, and mail fraud.

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[jjotto]

The President is trolling. Let’s hear the MSM define it legally when Trump-haters use it.

[DeplorablePaul]

Yes. The Donald should use sedition instead of treason.

Sedition. Sedition, crime against the state. Though sedition may have the same ultimate effect as treason, it is generally limited to the offense of organizing or encouraging opposition to government in a manner (such as in speech or writing) that falls short of the more dangerous offenses constituting treason.

[thoughtomator]

Conveniently, we have been in a declared state of war since 9/11 and it has NOT ended.

[Aevery_Freeman]

Since it was instigated by the previous CIC and executed by several agencies granted force-of-arms, it was an armed rebellion.

We may call it , not just sedition, but TREASON.

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