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TomSlick

(12,982 posts)

2. Treason is the only crime defined in the Constitution.

Reply to 4bonhoffer (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 08:59 PM

Friday

Article III, Section 3, Clause 1:

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.

The drafters were reacting to the tendency of English kings to label any affront to their personal dignity, e.g. having sex with the King's wife, as treason.

We are not at war with Russia. Therefore, the conduct you described cannot be treason. It's disloyal, a possible violation of foreign agent registration act, and maybe espionage but not treason.