Been looking at the law and treason requires the US and Russia to be engaging in hostilities. But the term isn’t well-defined. If Russian election interference were construed as hostilities, then treason could indeed apply.
In a news article I read the hostility has been understood as the US officially engaging in a war. So, treason doesn’t apply actually. At the same time, the current Russia-US relation can be as hostile as possible due to nukes.
Been looking at the law and treason requires the US and Russia to be engaging in hostilities. But the term isn’t well-defined. If Russian election interference were construed as hostilities, then treason could indeed apply.
The hostility from cold war never stopped…
In a news article I read the hostility has been understood as the US officially engaging in a war. So, treason doesn’t apply actually. At the same time, the current Russia-US relation can be as hostile as possible due to nukes.
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