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2016 Postmortem

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NoGoodNamesLeft

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Sun Dec 11, 2016, 08:10 PM Dec 2016

I believe Trump will be impeached for treason [View all]

And hopefully his band of blabbering idiots will all be charged with Misprision of Treason. If you commit Treason against the United States you are BANNED from ever holding public office. The links below show examples of giving aid and comfort to enemies.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/part-I/chapter-115

18 U.S. Code § 2381 - Treason

Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

18 U.S. Code § 2382 - Misprision of treason

Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States and having knowledge of the commission of any treason against them, conceals and does not, as soon as may be, disclose and make known the same to the President or to some judge of the United States, or to the governor or to some judge or justice of a particular State, is guilty of misprision of treason and shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than seven years, or both.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/787437?seq=4#page_scan_tab_contents

https://www.jstor.org/stable/787437?seq=6#page_scan_tab_contents

https://www.jstor.org/stable/787437?seq=7#page_scan_tab_contents

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