The very idea that Trump would claim one of our own government agencies is engaging in treason should make us shudder as treason is still punishable by death. Under the circumstances, it would be more than reasonable to ask Trump if he believes those who he claims have committed treason should be put to death. If the answer is yes then America has got its Caesar and our Republic will soon fall.
Peter Alexander of NBC didn't ask President Trump if he believes those who he claims have committed treason should be put to death. But he noted to Trump that treason is punishable by death and then asked him to name names.
Trump named former FBI Director James Comey, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page as well as "people probably higher than that.” In which case, Trump might very well be referring to former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and even former President Obama. But clearly Trump views Comey, McCabe, Strzok and Page and as "a Gang of Four" of some kind. How else does one explain Trump apparatchik Corey Lewandowski going on Fox News tonight & claiming that Comey, McCabe, Strzok and Page will be on trial by "March or April of next year."
If that comes to pass one would hope the courts would quickly and summarily dismiss the charges, especially where it concerns treason. After all, one can only commit treason against the United States, not the President of the United States. Investigating the President of the United States isn't the same as levying war against the United States or adhering with its sworn enemies. But President Trump has blurred those distinctions and given his admiration for Vladimir Putin and other dictators there must remain a suspicion he will try to usurp his authority. Claiming that a former FBI Director, a former Deputy FBI Director and two former FBI employees have committed treasonous acts are words we should never hear from a President of the United States especially while standing in the White House.
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