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Why would Trump ask Russia to violate US National Security and risk his entire campaign just to find Hillary's missing emails isn't this an Act of Treason in the US Government's eyes?
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∙ 7y ago
It's easier to answer this question back to front.
Isn't asking Russia to violate US National Security an Act of Treason according to US Law?
NO. According to US Constitution Article III, Section 3 (cited below) and whose punishment is further elaborated by 18 U.S. Code § 2381, treason is either joining the enemies of the US in declaring war against the country or in giving material aid to those who have declared war against the United States. This is a very difficult thing to prove and, as a result, only four people have ever been indicted for treason in the history of the United States.
Furthermore, neither of these two situations describes Trump. He is not in armed conflict with the US government (like John Phillip Walker Lindh) nor is he providing assistance to those in armed conflict with the US. Now, Trump may be seen as committing treason in the Court of Public Opinion since his remarks are an invitation to hostile action from a foreign power, but this is not actionable.
US Constitution Article III, Section 3: "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court."
Why would Trump ask Russia to violate US National Security?
Trump says many things flippantly and most commentators have noticed that there is really no filter between Trump's brain and his speech. It is seriously doubtful if Trump was even considering the national security implications when he asked Russia "to find Hillary's missing emails".
Why would Trump risk his campaign by saying "treasonous" things?
Trump has already (as of late July 2016) performed at least 20 different career-ending actions, such as his parody of a physically handicapped reporter, that should have derailed his campaign. Trump's campaign has proven to be impervious to the standards of common decency that every other presidential campaign needs to adhere to.
Why would Trump ask Russia to find Hillary's emails?
Trump was likely trying to make a joke about how Hillary "can't find" her emails, so why not let the Russians find them; they already found the DNC emails. It was an implicit argument that Trump believes that Hillary still has the "missing" emails, but is purposefully refusing to hand them over.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoThough as has been outlined in another answer, Trump's words do not rise to a provable act of treason, nevertheless, it shocked many US citizens. I would imagine that the CIA has perhaps had a stern discussion with Donald Trump (at least, I would hope they do!).
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