““High treason†has a specific meaning, which does not exist in the US, either under the Constitution or in our laws.”
If the phrase doesn’t exist anywhere then how can it have a specific meaning?
It has a specific meaning in monarchies. We’re not one (yet).
It has a specific meaning in the UK, where the term originated, but has no legal meaning at all in the US.
"High" Treason was acting against the Crown, or its agents, directly, whereas "Petit' or "Petty" Treason was a crime against what was considered 'the natural order' such as a servant injuring or killing a master or mistress, or a wife killing her husband.
In accordance with The Constitution, there is only the crime of Treason (in fact, the only crime defined within said document), with a very specific definition. "High" Treason, as a term does not appear within The Constitution...
the infowarrior
It exists in the UK.