I happened to be in theater and have said ever since that Carter should have been tried for treason.
This is not my recollection. Can anyone resolve this issue?
If Carter went without authorization, then he would be a felon, just like Jesse Jackson, for violating 18 USC 953, which reads:
Sec. 953. - Private correspondence with foreign governments
"Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both."