Julius and Ethel Rosenberg trending?

[Johnny2X2X]

He’s a traitor!!! Lock the menace and enemy of America up.

[Meadowoak]

1. gas him.

[RobertDevereaux]

2. The precedent is clear.

Follow it to its rightful end.

[onenote]

6. Not remotely the same case or statutory violation.

The Espionage Act violation under which the Rosenbergs were tried, convicted and executed dealt specifically with the disclosure of information to a foreign government of agent of a foreign government with the intent or reason to believe that such information is to be used to the injury of the United States or to the advantage of a foreign nation.

From what is being reported, and what seems most likely, Trump will be charged with a violation of a different section of the Espionage Act -- either 18 USC 793 (d ) or ( e). Those provisions, which address the retention of sensitive information, are subject to a maximum penalty of ten years in prison.

So, no, the "precedent" is not clear. It isn't even a precedent.

[dflprincess]

7. As far as we know

He may very well have done more than "retain documents".

Jared didn't get that $2 billion for his brilliant business skills & you know Trump got a cut. Hopefully, the evidence is there.

[onenote]

9. It's likely that if one of the charges related to a different part of the Espionage Act

than the one addressing retention of documents, that information would be coming out.

We'll know on Tuesday (if not before), but my bet is that the only Espionage Act related charge is the unlawful retention violation.

[dflprincess]

11. You're probably right

and I don't believe in the death penalty. But I would enjoy Trump worrying about it - especially as it was his administration that began executing people after the Federal death penalty had not been used for 20n years.

[TwilightZone]

8. Agreed.

We tend to go a bit overboard when stuff like this happens, though I suppose it's understandable.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. A conviction and imprisonment would be circular justice.

Roy Cohn pushed for the death penalty for the Rosenbergs.

Now his protégé, the son he never had, is getting caught in the wheels of justice. I just don't want to hear his name again.

[Johnny2X2X]

4. Prison

For a long time I just refused to believe he had a chance at prison. Now I think it’s a greater than 50% chance he serves time.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

5. Open the museum, dust off Old Sparky! Party time for Don the Con! lolololol

[dflprincess]

10. I don't believe in the death penalty & what we know so far doesn't put Trump at risk of it

but there is some Karma here when you consider Trump started using the Federal death penalty again after it had been dormant for almost 20 years.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

13. Ha! Even better karma, he signed a law in 2018 to punish Hillary by making these crimes tougher

Chew on that one, Don the Con, felony conviction!!! 5 years ea, lolololol

[dflprincess]

14. I forgot that

That.is better!

[brooklynite]

12. Sorry to disappoint people...the "Espionage Act" covers more violations than actual espionage.