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From what I can tell, Treason would be constitutionally hard to prove. Since it's the only crime defined in the Constitution, that's what matters. I think even if he plead, you'd still need the two witnesses (which have to be witnesses to the act not what he says).

I'm sure there are lots of other crimes he can get nailed for. The Government must do everything in its power to extract useful intelligence out of this idiot. I for one would like to know how he was recruited and if there are any more like him in country. As much as I'd like to be on the firing squad, his picking out sleepers in this country and elsewhere would be infinitely more valuable. He'll be doing lots of hard time and they can always hang the death of Mike Spann on him which I am sure is a Death Penalty case (as well as sedition) if he decides not to cooperate.

"From what I can tell, Treason would be constitutionally hard to prove."

For what it's worth, I've noticed that most of the attorneys saying this are liberal attorneys. If you read the entire article and section of the Constitution (III/3), you'll see that (1) war need not be declared for it to be applied, and (2) merely giving "aid and comfort" to the enemy is enough grounds. Last night I caught a few minutes of Nightline, and noticed that even the creepy attorney Kuby (don't recall his first name), although mentioning possible defenses, thought Walker might be in deep trouble.

Folks, until we hear something directly from the admin on this issue, let's not assume that these "opinions" being expressed via NBC and Reuters came from anyone who has a say about what's going to happen. Let's wait for a direct statement. Perhaps in one of today's press conferences, a reporter will ask the question, and someone will give an answer. Then we can either relax, or get our dander up, whichever applies.