Trump has been abusing the term “treason” to describe people he perceives as his enemies. Here’s what it means and how he used it.
A good @PeteWilliamsNBC primer on what “treason” means and how Trump keeps misusing the term. Being disloyal to the president or investigating one’s campaign is not treason. https://t.co/LLJ3KjNa5R
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) May 24, 2019
This shouldn’t get lost. https://t.co/EleSZVlvHU
— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) May 23, 2019
Even after @PeterAlexander reminded Trump that “treason” is narrowly defined in Article III and is punishable by death, Trump repeated that he believes Jim Comey, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, and others whose FBI work he distrusts are guilty of treason. Grotesque.
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) May 24, 2019
We should stop throwing around the word “treason.” Treason means giving aid and comfort to the enemy when we are at war. It is not merely being disloyal. Treason is narrowly defined and requires two witnesses to prevent its abuse against dissenters. https://t.co/uGVXeUuYvx
— Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) May 26, 2019
Treason, as clearly described in the Constitution, does not mean being disloyal to the president, and it definitely doesn't apply to actions taken against a private citizen, as Trump was in 2016.
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) May 26, 2019
Yet ABC lets Cheney suggest otherwise and tweets her claim out without correction https://t.co/SWH6JlSyVY
National security takes a back seat to Trump demands that Barr gin up an investigation into public servants at DOJ & FBI. Also today, Trump called prosecutors killers & accused people by name of treason after a reminder the punishment is execution. There’s no way this ends well. https://t.co/6cGLtPzbXq
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) May 24, 2019
Sad! 