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25. No, of course they can't. They will charge him for all his business crimes ie money laundering etc

Reply to regnaD kciN (Reply #23)

Sat Jan 12, 2019, 12:18 AM

Jan 2019

Sorry, I should have made that clearer 😉

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Trump will be Charged with Treason. [View all] berni_mccoy Jan 2019 OP

And if convicted, he should face the death penalty... RHMerriman Jan 2019 #1

Agree The Blue Flower Jan 2019 #4

True that... RHMerriman Jan 2019 #6

The shameless gall and deception. Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #55

Including my USCG son's young family. OMGWTF Jan 2019 #53

OMG could you IMAGINE???? !!!!!!!!!!!!! nt UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #24

His whole family should be. LiberalFighter Jan 2019 #28

There should be NO TALK of pardoning him if he steps down. Liberty Belle Jan 2019 #34

Except he hasn't committed treason. Codeine Jan 2019 #67

If it's espionage, same thing. No pardon. These are betrayals of America, Liberty Belle Jan 2019 #69

Many people -- Dems too -- say he should just agree to resign and that's enough. Grasswire2 Jan 2019 #51

1000 times....uh..HAIL NO. This was painful. Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #60

disagree vlyons Jan 2019 #57

Sure as hell don't want to see interviews of him on tv. Ilsa Jan 2019 #65

But unfortunately he will face a pardon instead. Kablooie Jan 2019 #61

I agree duforsure Jan 2019 #62

We are not at war. dem4decades Jan 2019 #2

We were under attack by a hostile foreign government ... cannabis_flower Jan 2019 #8

Exactly and we have been under attack by Russia long before Trump came down the escalator. sarcasmo Jan 2019 #32

If we're in a state of war with Russia onenote Jan 2019 #59

The US Code defines "enemy" quite specifically Codeine Jan 2019 #68

The attack on our election could be called an act of war. Zoonart Jan 2019 #10

No it could not. Codeine Jan 2019 #13

Please provide a cite that deals with the commander-in-chief ... RHMerriman Jan 2019 #31

A "declared war" (as in shooting) is obsolete imo. Won't ever happen again. triron Jan 2019 #35

Not Treason per Constitution. Could be sedition grantcart Jan 2019 #40

It is an act of war if Congress says it is Takket Jan 2019 #41

Yup, treason... there's no doubt! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #54

See below: RHMerriman Jan 2019 #11

Thank you. triron Jan 2019 #15

Sure ... one issue to consider in this is that the situation is literally RHMerriman Jan 2019 #19

Exactly blue-wave Jan 2019 #47

AID and COMFORT MFM008 Jan 2019 #37

Yes, we absolutely are. Fuzzpope Jan 2019 #52

ok bdamomma Jan 2019 #3

No, he won't. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #5

Individual-1 shot our country on 5th Avenue and got away with it. #ImpeachTheMF ffr Jan 2019 #7

This should be an OP, ffr. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #14

When Sugar Daddy's sighted... czarjak Jan 2019 #48

Death penalty would be too quick MLAA Jan 2019 #9

WHO will charge him? WHO will prosecute? chimpymustgo Jan 2019 #16

Absolute worst case....NY State will charge him if there are no federal charges. MLAA Jan 2019 #22

A state can't charge someone with treason... regnaD kciN Jan 2019 #23

No, of course they can't. They will charge him for all his business crimes ie money laundering etc MLAA Jan 2019 #25

Waiting until a traitor is out of office is a dangerous way to go for the country. triron Jan 2019 #30

I'm thinking that even removing him from office runs the risk of civil war... regnaD kciN Jan 2019 #26

Nah... even MAGAts have to pay their cable bills and get upset when their debit cards expire. n/t Eyeball_Kid Jan 2019 #50

Question is, can he be convicted of treason? Mueller better come up with something bigger than Hoyt Jan 2019 #12

See post #11 for a possible answer. triron Jan 2019 #17

But, who is going to convict him of that? Not the Senate and not likely any jury. Hoyt Jan 2019 #21

That's what he's been counting on starphlo Jan 2019 #33

Putin owns trump Gothmog Jan 2019 #18

Treasonous SOB nmgaucho Jan 2019 #20

Espionage, I think, rather than treason, because legally treason requires a declared war. nt tblue37 Jan 2019 #27

Yes, sadly I agree. watoos Jan 2019 #45

My dream looks like this ProudLib72 Jan 2019 #29

goodone guss Jan 2019 #56

When that doesn't happen what will you say? former9thward Jan 2019 #36

Almost certainly not: "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war struggle4progress Jan 2019 #38

Your conclusion does not logically follow. And it is contrary to the evidence. triron Jan 2019 #39

Exactly blue-wave Jan 2019 #49

Impeach AND Indict! B Stieg Jan 2019 #42

Dream on KentuckyWoman Jan 2019 #43

He's not a legitimate President, otherwise I'd agree. halobeam Jan 2019 #64

The charges may not be "Treason" but Trump will be forced to resign, but Stuart G Jan 2019 #44

Do what they did to Manafort and Cohen, watoos Jan 2019 #46

For reasons that have been explained here umpteen times, you are simply, unequivocally wrong. onenote Jan 2019 #58

Endlessly explaining this is like living out Codeine Jan 2019 #66

I hope so malaise Jan 2019 #63