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Accusations of “treason” have been used as political tools even when not leading to criminal trials.
has been federally indicted for treason in the since 2001: , whose 2006 indictment accused him of giving “aid and comfort” to ; he was never tried and was later killed abroad (indictment in 2006) . Mu...
Federal prosecutors pursued hundreds of January 6 defendants, securing hundreds of convictions and dozens of conspiracy indictments—including seditious conspiracy charges against organizers—while Spec...
Treason prosecutions in the United States are rare and legally constrained by Article III’s requirement of an overt act plus either a confession or testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, a ...
Courts and prosecutors in politically charged assassination cases have treated to charging, trial narratives, and sentencing—prosecutors routinely frame political motive to elevate charges and justify...