Reply #25: Its a lot of bad things, but its not treason

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No matter how loud and often you say it, it isn't treason. Treason is a very specific, constitutionally defined offense that the courts have consistently held is to be read very narrowly and very strictly.

While using leaks for political purposes and to influence public opinion was outrageous, it was not (a) levying war against the United States, (b) adhering to the enemies of the United States or giving them aid or comfort.

So, rather than toss airballs by chanting "treason" we should be expressing outrage at chimpy's duplicity in decrying leaks while authorizing them and for using leaks for what amounted to political purposes.

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