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Fiendish Thingy

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32. I answered your serious, "innocent" question several times

Reply to Cirsium (Reply #30)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 11:52 AM

Yesterday

Using facts, which you simply refused to accept.

I think the history of treason charges and convictions shows that there is no hard and fast "legal definition" in practice.

Do you have any facts to support that assertion, specifically facts relevant to the present day Justice system that could be applied to the assertion that Trump has committed the federal crime of treason, and could/should be prosecuted for it?

P.S. Jane Fonda, and numerous anti-war baby boomers, waved North Viet Nam/Viet Cong flags, and had pictures/posters of Ho Chi Minh on their walls.

None were prosecuted for treason, not even by Nixon’s DOJ. (Although some had their rights violated by being surveilled by Hoover’s FBI)

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It's TREASON not sedition [View all] 4bonhoffer Wednesday OP

the 'obvious treason' - would be the picture on the wall .. ? stopdiggin Wednesday #1

Treason is narrowly defined Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #2

Really? Cirsium Wednesday #7

Did Jane Fonda get charged with treason? How about the Rosenbergs? Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #12

lol Cirsium Wednesday #14

She went to Hanoi and had photo ops with various NVA officials Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #15

I know what she did Cirsium Wednesday #16

You don't know the difference between adversary and enemy, do you? Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #17

Sure Cirsium Wednesday #19

Was he convicted of "aiding and abetting an enemy"? Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #21

Goalposts moved again Cirsium Wednesday #22

The goalposts remain the same Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #23

I didn't say that Cirsium Wednesday #24

Oh brother Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #29

It was a serious question Cirsium Yesterday #30

I answered your serious, "innocent" question several times Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #32

Facts Cirsium 23 hrs ago #40

Facts are good Fiendish Thingy 23 hrs ago #42

The last 100 years? Cirsium 22 hrs ago #45

*sigh* go reread my post Fiendish Thingy 21 hrs ago #47

Exactly Cirsium 34 min ago #58

This is my opinion: Fiendish Thingy 8 min ago #61

I've read all your posts in this thread, and I didn't know any of them were "tongue in cheek" until I came to this one. ShazzieB 18 hrs ago #48

When Jane Fonda was president? Cirsium 16 hrs ago #49

Oh, I forgot about that one. ShazzieB 10 hrs ago #51

Thanks Cirsium 44 min ago #57

Waging war against the US -- Does that have to be wnylib 2 hrs ago #54

Technically, the ringleaders of J6 were convicted of seditous conspiracy Fiendish Thingy 1 hr ago #56

That doesn't change the legal definition of treason EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #18

What?? Cirsium Wednesday #20

No EdmondDantes_ 23 hrs ago #44

The "definition" Cirsium 16 hrs ago #50

So it's lying when others change definitions, but not when you do? EdmondDantes_ 2 hrs ago #53

OK Cirsium 30 min ago #59

Execute Trump for sharing state secrets then PATRICK Yesterday #31

I would be in favor of rendering him to The Hague once his term is over Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #35

Now we're talking Cirsium 29 min ago #60

It's not what can see and call out... lame54 Wednesday #3

But only for awhile. calimary Wednesday #25

"Low treason" mr715 Wednesday #4

Everything he does benefits Vlad in a big way! debsy Wednesday #5

Of course the "experts" on what is treason wlll be out in force. Maybe add quotes around it "treason" erronis Wednesday #6

Confederacy of conspirators aiding and abetting traitorous destabilization. BattleRow Wednesday #8

and of course if you're just doing a 'rant' .... stopdiggin Wednesday #9

Impeachment is always an option Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #13

That remedy PATRICK Yesterday #34

I wasn't suggesting impeachment was likely, only possible. Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #36

True in one thing at present PATRICK 23 hrs ago #39

They do NOT have "absolute" power Fiendish Thingy 23 hrs ago #41

They don't until they do PATRICK 2 hrs ago #52

Nothing can stop the Blue Tsunami in November Fiendish Thingy 1 hr ago #55

That Bush ancestry PATRICK Yesterday #33

Excellent. Food for thought. erronis Yesterday #38

... kinda reminds me of that scene in the movie Nuremberg Six117 Wednesday #10

The Democratic party is timid. Plays nice too often. Democrats who can hid hard are marginalize by the leadership. Denvermosaic Wednesday #11

That's what we have to fix. calimary Wednesday #28

Trump let Israel influence his decision leftstreet Wednesday #26

100% a traitor to this country vapor2 Wednesday #27

Number One guys deposed, executed PATRICK Yesterday #37

Trump and Putin are on the same side. Kid Berwyn 23 hrs ago #43

What did Krasnov do w/ all that purloined classified material he moved to Merde-A-Loco??? ultralite001 21 hrs ago #46