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turbinetree

(27,592 posts)
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 10:31 AM Dec 2017

Dem lawmaker: Manafort is guilty of treason [View all]

Source: The Hill

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, on Monday alleged that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort committed treason by drafting an op-ed with a Russian associate with ties to the Kremlin.

“The nerve. At this point, let’s just call this what it is, treason,” Swalwell wrote on Twitter. “He’s out on bail in the #TrumpRussia investigation and he’s giving comfort and aid to an enemy.”



Swalwell had quoted a tweet that included screenshots of the court documents from the special counsel.

A prosecutor working on the special counsel investigation argued in court documents that Manafort’s request to be released from house arrest should be denied due to the draft op-ed.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/363263-dem-lawmaker-manafort-is-guilty-of-treason



This Manafort character / traitorous asshole needs to thrown in jail----------------then the sessions and the Pence's and Kushers's and Trumps, and anyone else can see what they are to be seeing really soon----------your Traitors


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He should be sitting in a jail cell. dalton99a Dec 2017 #1
Absolutely. Lulu KC Dec 2017 #2
Oh, come on Orrex Dec 2017 #11
they all are. barbtries Dec 2017 #3
The Rosenbergs were convicted of treason... Lucky Luciano Dec 2017 #4
And both executed for it. BumRushDaShow Dec 2017 #5
They were convicted of Conspiracy to commit espionage DetroitLegalBeagle Dec 2017 #6
OOk... but the door is left open for the Rosenberg treatment then! Lucky Luciano Dec 2017 #7
I like it when our political leaders don't mince words. Treason is treason. ffr Dec 2017 #8
Treason? SHRED Dec 2017 #9
It saddens me when a "lawmaker" doesn't know the legal meaning of the word "treason." PSPS Dec 2017 #10
It's actually a case of "so what" Blue_Adept Dec 2017 #12
I'm sure the lawmaker knows...treason was used for the effect. BTW, our laws should redefine iluvtennis Dec 2017 #13
The use of "treason" implies we're at war with Russia bigbrother05 Dec 2017 #14
We are at war with Russia, to all intents and purposes. Nitram Dec 2017 #18
For all intents and purposes we're not at war with Russia onenote Dec 2017 #20
What specifically leads you to believe the context was legal rather than informal usage? LanternWaste Dec 2017 #19
Maybe the word "guilty"? onenote Dec 2017 #21
Onenote, the word guilt does not only have meaning within a legal context. Nitram Dec 2017 #22
When combined with a legal standard, the word guilty usually is intended to convey legal meaning. onenote Dec 2017 #23
You're Kidding Right? ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #25
Exactly, Prof! Nitram Dec 2017 #29
I thought the concept of "treason" was only applicable during the time of war, no? nt Javaman Dec 2017 #15
See Post 25 ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #26
I see your point... Javaman Dec 2017 #28
Agreed Gothmog Dec 2017 #16
When most folks violate the terms of their bail... paleotn Dec 2017 #17
this i agree with bluestarone Dec 2017 #24
Elizabeth Warren / Eric Swalwell.... 2020 INdemo Dec 2017 #27
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