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1. It's not treason. Treason is very narrowly defined.

Thu Jun 8, 2023, 10:14 PM

Jun 2023

It requires an enemy against whom we have officially declared war. Doesn't apply here. That doesn't seem to stop people from continuing to insist otherwise.

Sedition is more applicable.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/americans-have-forgotten-what-treason-actually-means-how-it-can-ncna848651

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