We agree with Charles M. Blow that his behavior is treasonous ("Trump, Treasonous Traitor," column, July 16).
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"Frequently, people who go along a treasonous path do not know they are on a treasonous path until it is too late," Brennan said.
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"You [Brennan] used terms like that, after Helsinki, you said it was 'nothing short of treasonous,' which, to me, sounds like treasonous," Maher added.
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"We can never allow this treasonous — these treasonous acts to happen to another president," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday night.
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" "I do not consider myself treasonous — it's ridiculous.
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I fought back hard against this Phony & Treasonous Hoax!
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Director Brennan did the same thing, calling President Trump treasonous.
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The Palestinian leadership portrays participation in the workshop as treasonous.
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What he tweeted to his lover is a treasonous act.
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Now, they're being accused of being unpatriotic — and even treasonous.
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It's not about betraying America in some deep, treasonous sense.
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They are taunting Beijing, which regards such talk as treasonous.
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" "What the Democrats are doing with the Border is TREASONOUS.
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"By the way, that's a treasonous act," the president insisted.
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It feels treasonous to contribute to the already poisonous stereotype.
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Mr. Trump's behavior has been described as treasonous by many.
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Mr. Trump said some of them had done "treasonous" things.
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Consider the conduct of Schiff that Trump believes is treasonous.
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I lie because my prayers are too treasonous to claim.
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Many Americans on the right were calling that treasonous or treason.
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This was the illegal and treasonous "insurance policy" in full action!
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But Thiel's quotes about Google's alleged "treasonous" activities go too far.
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JOHN BRENNAN, FORMER CIA DIRECTOR: This was nothing short of treasonous.
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The former CIA director called the president's summit treasonous on Twitter.
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"If this isn't treasonous, I'm not sure what is," Moulton tweeted.
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Such a treasonous act could put both these investigators in jail.
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Simply put, Trump is a traitor and may well be treasonous.
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He called his adversaries "treasonous" and said they should be investigated.
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Well, if love is treasonous, then we take joy in it.
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Democrats held nothing back, calling Trump treasonous, shameful and a disgrace.
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He was just agreeing with people who said it was treasonous!
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"If this isn't treasonous, I'm not sure what is," he wrote.
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Also the Confederate flag was for treasonous criminals who enslaved people.
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But were his comments treasonous, as former CIA chief John Brennan said?
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John Brennan has become increasingly unhinged and has called President Trump treasonous.
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I mean, CNN dedicated nearly eight hours to calling the president treasonous.
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If that happened on the other foot, they would've considered that treasonous.
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HEMINGWAY: From collusion -- from treasonous collusion to some obstruction of justice charge.
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I think what the Democrats are doing with the Border is TREASONOUS.
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It&aposs treasonous, and cookie John Brennan who has lost his mind.
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" John O. Brennan, another former spy chief, called the president's performance "treasonous.
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American pundits calling an American official treasonous because of a policy disagreement.
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If treasonous behavior has occurred, it will be discovered in due time.
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Starting with John Brennan calling this summit treasonous, Nancy Pelosi and Jeff Flake.
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" When asked whether he thought Trump was treasonous, he responded: "I do not.
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Saudi journalists who have contacts with foreign embassies risk being labelled as treasonous.
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"This was the illegal and treasonous 'insurance policy' in full action!" he wrote.
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" John Brennan, the former CIA director labeled Trump's comments "nothing short of treasonous.
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But actually, because they have a different opinion, to categorize them as treasonous.
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"I wouldn't use the word 'treasonous' but boy, was it embarrassing," Collins added.
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But during the Cold War, treasonous conduct was often prosecuted under other statutes.
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He's clearly unfazed by Jon Voight's incendiary comments that Shia's protest is treasonous.
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INGRAHAM: No, whoa whoa whoa, they didn&apost Juan, they did not say treasonous.
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It was nothing short of treasonous&apos Why doesn&apost anybody laugh about that?
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It was treason ... We can never allow these treasonous acts happen to another president.
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"American pundits calling an American official treasonous because of a policy disagreement," McConnell said.
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That was all before 2012, when things allegedly took a turn for the treasonous.
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BREAKING: Beast-Man calls Skeletor's Snake Mountain meeting with the Evil Horde "treasonous" pic.twitter.
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That labeling the media as treasonous did little to repair America's fraying social bonds?
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Calling New York Republicans who voted for the tax bill in Congress "treasonous," Gov.
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We prefer to stand on the "treasonous" side of Jesus, who dared to love.
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Obama's Justice Department charged him with treasonous federal crimes under the 1917 Espionage Act.
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" During a speech outside Cincinnati, Trump called Democrats who didn't applaud for him "treasonous.
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Trump characterizes the impeachment process and its backers as everything but criminal and treasonous.
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" Bannon is also quoted in the book saying the meeting was "treasonous" and "unpatriotic.
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"I wouldn't use the word 'treasonous' but boy, was it embarrassing," says GOP Rep.
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Trump has called Comey a "liar" and "leaker" and suggested that his actions were treasonous.
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And that&aposs why I use the term that this is nothing short of treasonous.
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"We can never allow these treasonous acts to happen to another president," Mr. Trump said.
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Their version of a post-coital cigarette is a fun conversation about Jamie's treasonous activities.
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He used the speech to go after Google for its "seemingly treasonous" relationship with China.
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Others went so far as to characterize his denial of U.S. intelligence agencies as treasonous.
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They spoke quietly and conspiratorially, as if what they asked might be perceived as treasonous.
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But Cromwell cannot help resenting Henry, try as he might to quash his treasonous thoughts.
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" Democratic lawmakers who did not clap for his State of the Union address were "treasonous.
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Some readers questioned whether the actions of Mr. Trump's campaign staff and associates were treasonous.
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After a recess, Sullivan seemed to say he'd overstepped in suggesting Flynn's behavior was treasonous.
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Is not clapping for POTUS at the State of the Union "treasonous," as Trump suggested?
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And Trump himself weighed in on Twitter, accusing both McCabe and Rosenstein of treasonous activity.
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The idea that the op-ed might be treasonous is, as Vox's Dylan Matthews explains, nonsensical.
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I mean, come on, when you call the president a traitor, treasonous, you&aposre undermining it.
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I think, John Brennan is completely unhinged, and you see him now calling the president treasonous.
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" April 10, 20183 [Tweet]: "I think what the Democrats are doing with the Border is TREASONOUS.
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"This was the illegal and treasonous 'insurance policy' in full action!" he said in the tweet.
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Perhaps the FBI or congressional Russian-Trump campaign investigations will find treasonous collusion — and maybe not.
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Besides potentially treasonous there is simply no doubt this is a serious campaign finance law violation.
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" Hours after Helsinki, former CIA director John Brennan described Trump's performance as "nothing short of treasonous.
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When Germany sends its people, it's sending the treasonous, people whose ideas don't always match ours.
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Others have reminded us that in Stalin's Soviet Union, refraining from applauding was in fact treasonous.
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"He's mad at Brennan clearly — this guy called him treasonous and everything else," Mr. Lankford said.
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And, no, writing a piece critical of your boss (aka the President) is not treasonous. 42.
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Having branded Democrats as "treasonous" for not applauding him, he craves a military parade in Washington.
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Even more nefarious, to my mind, is that he appears to have treasonous associations with the Russians.
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By these standards, requiring American soldiers to obey international humanitarian law is somewhere between foolish and treasonous.
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KEITH OLBERMANN, "THE RESISTANCE"/GQ, JUNE 27: The Republican Party is now actively shielding this treasonous megalomaniac.
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But we have had a giant SCAM perpetrated upon our nation, a Witch Hunt, a Treasonous Hoax.
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Brennan on Monday argued that Trump had committed a treasonous offense with his press conference with Putin.
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"But during the Cold War, treasonous conduct was often prosecuted under other statutes," the op-ed continues.
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" And Stephen K. Bannon, the president's former chief strategist, backed away from calling Donald Trump Jr. "treasonous.
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They confronted the military leadership and demanded that they act against what they felt were treasonous civilians.
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And he hit still harder in near-treasonous defense of the radical abolitionist John Brown in 1859.
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Here's one thing that would be potentially treasonous: colluding with a foreign power to win an election.
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English law long ago had suggested that ill thoughts toward the monarch alone might qualify as treasonous.
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Rights defenders are often accused of treasonous activity in Turkey, in an attempt to discredit their work.
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Many in Washington debated whether the anonymous official was heroic, motivated by duty, self-serving or treasonous.
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The vengeful President has branded the whistleblower a treasonous spy -- and made a thinly veiled execution threat.
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Besides, that way the audience always knows where to find the treasonous media on the way out.
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A self-declared Marxist and longtime student activist, Khalid said he has never engaged in any treasonous activity.
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IF TO BE British is to cherish understatement, DragWorld is the most treasonous gathering since the Gunpowder Plot.
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He also praised Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., and denied calling him "unpatriotic" and "treasonous," as Wolff reported.
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Whether Mr. Trump's decision was criminal or even treasonous will be up to the Special Prosecutor to decide.
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Brendan Boyle called the emails "potentially treasonous" and noted that others have gone to jail for lesser crimes.
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The most extreme are convinced that members of the other party are treasonous and purposefully harming the nation.
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Trump hates "treasonous" Democrats because he thinks—rightly, in some cases—that they're trying to destroy his presidency.
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" John Brennan, the former CIA director and a career intelligence officer, called Trump's comments "nothing short of treasonous.
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Even the banished Steve Bannon walked back the "treasonous" comments attributed to him in Michael Wolff's controversial book.
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" Former CIA director John Brennan said in a tweet that the press conference was "nothing short of treasonous.
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" She said Mr. Trump "treats critics as treasonous which is the first sign of being an authoritarian leader.
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The NFL has a job to do and it's to fire these treasonous football players from the team.
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It suggests a degree of lionization that isn't associated with most college presidents, let alone the famously treasonous.
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No Obstruction, No Collusion, only treasonous crimes committed by the other side, and led by the Democrats. Sad!
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It's this: Not standing during applause lines for the State of the Union isn't treasonous or un-American.
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It happened after he said Democrats were "treasonous" for not applauding his 2018 State of the Union address.
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" He is quoted in the book as calling the younger Mr. Trump's meeting with Russians in 2016 "treasonous.
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Brennan described Trump's actions at a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki last month as treasonous.
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" Williams then read a tweet from ex-CIA Director John Brennan, who called the performance "nothing short of treasonous.
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"I believe it is shameful for Harvard to place its stamp of approval upon her treasonous actions," he added.
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Jon subsequently did the unthinkable, reconciling with the wildlings — a concept that was not only laughable, but called treasonous.
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It will be decried by hardline Brexiteers as treasonous and by hardline Remainers as an act of self-harm.
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President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that key officials involved in the Russia probe were engaged in "treasonous" behavior.
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When Steve Bannon starts talking about "treasonous" meetings and TEH COLLUSIONZ, this is what Steve is really saying: pic.twitter.
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" Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Trump "failed America today," but stopped short of calling the President's behavior "treasonous.
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Mr. Trump is drawing on a tradition in American politics that tars political opponents as treasonous and un-American.
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"But we have had a giant SCAM perpetrated upon our nation, a Witch Hunt, a Treasonous Hoax," Trump wrote.
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"I believe it is shameful for Harvard to place its stamp of approval upon her treasonous actions," Pompeo wrote.
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He characterized them as being "treasonous" on border security hours after Mulvaney met with a group of Senate Democrats.
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" In the book, Bannon called a meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a group of Russians "treasonous" and "unpatriotic.
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If he didn't, he is not qualified to run a state," Mr. Barak wrote, adding: "Treasonous, disgraceful and contemptible.
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"To live life without veal or chicken stock, fish cheeks, sausages, cheese, or organ meats is treasonous," he wrote.
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" In the book, Bannon called a meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a group of Russians "treasonous" and "unpatriotic.
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It is not at all clear how the characterization of the conversation by Schiff could be regarded as treasonous.
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Nowhere in the op-ed does the appointee allege criminal or treasonous behavior on the part of the President.
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Trump went into overdrive, called his opponents "treasonous" and said there would be investigations into how this all unfolded.
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Trump described the op-ed as a "gutless editorial" and later tweeted he believed it may have been treasonous.
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I would say treasonous things against our country and hopefully people that have done such harm to our country.
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Trump called Democrats "un-American" and "treasonous" yesterday for not clapping for him during the State of the Union.
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Those are the types of leaks that are so treasonous, 150 years ago people would be put to death.
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And it&aposs a huge cloud, smoke and mirrors, to distract from the fact these people are absolutely treasonous hypocrites.
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In his newspaper years in Jeddah he loved to mingle with foreign journalists, but there was nothing treasonous in this.
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"This is a treasonous crime, an incitement of soldiers to disobey orders," Hun Sen told garment workers in Phnom Penh.
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Mahmoud Barhoush, 25, said he didn't know whether to laugh or cry at what he called Arab states' "treasonous" participation.
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Trump has increased his attacks on McCabe, suggesting the former FBI official was in on a "treasonous" plot against him.
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Some of them are called treasonous; some of them are called treacherous, which is kind of completely over the top.
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Brennan tweeted on Monday that Trump's rhetoric was "nothing short of treasonous" and urged members of his administration to resign.
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" Then, conflating the WikiLeaks disclosures with the Snowden disclosures, he added that: "I thought what Snowden did was disgraceful, treasonous.
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We also know, in Camp One, that Putin and Trump conspired in an unlawful, treasonous way to tamper with votes.
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It is, sad to say, quite understandable that critics in both parties would label such behavior treasonous, imbecilic, and shameful.
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" Brennan took to Twitter shortly after the TV appearance to continue the sentiment, calling Trump's rhetoric "nothing short of treasonous.
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It is a striking declaration, a betrayal of American trust and interests that is almost treasonous in its own right.
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It was this meeting that former chief strategist Stephen Bannon called "treasonous" in a new book about the Trump presidency.
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My sister has kind of a treasonous vibe going these days and wait a minute ... here's a letter proving it!
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Surprise inbound: The Treasonous Mimicry is a brand new Escalation for HITMAN 2 set in the sunny city of Miami.
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Bannon also refers to Trump Jr.'s conduct as "treasonous," according to excerpts of the book published by The Guardian.
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So if recent history is an indication, even proof of treasonous behavior won't be enough to end this national embarrassment.
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Trump has referred to O'Donnell as a "pig" and a "loser," while she has called him "mentally unstable" and treasonous.
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"The Confederacy and those individuals who participated was a treasonous act, and we should treat them as such," he said.
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Barr has questioned the legitimacy of how the probe started, while Trump has called it an "illegal" and even "treasonous" endeavor.
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Trump and his top aides attacked unidentified political opponents for starting the campaign investigation, calling the actions treasonous and worth probing.
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MACCALLUM: Alright, John Brennan, as you know, came out and said that the president&aposs performance was treasonous in his opinion.
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"I believe that (Trump's) behavior is commonly understood as treasonous," said Tanden, who served as policy aide to President Barack Obama.
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You probably saw the comments late last week from Peter Thiel saying that he thought that Google, that Alphabet was treasonous.
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It's about time the perpetrators of this fraud on me and the American People start defending their dishonest and treasonous acts.
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"President Donald Trump has said he'll look into claims made by Peter Thiel that Google's relationship with China is "seemingly treasonous.
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Former military intelligence officer Chris Farrell has provided the clearest legal analysis to date of just how treasonous the author is.
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Peter Thiel slams Google's 'seemingly treasonous' links to China, which he says should be investigated in a 'not excessively gentle manner'
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Jim Himes says of Trump's suggestion that Democrats who didn't applaud at his State of the Union address were "treasonous" pic.twitter.
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People who attempt to travel out of the country without prior permission can be considered treasonous , a crime punishable by execution.
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Earlier this year, Thiel described Google's relationship with China as "seemingly treasonous" and said the FBI and the CIA should investigate.
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Abraham Woodhull (Jamie Bell) and the Culper spy ring prepare to deal with the treasonous defection of Benedict Arnold (Owain Yeoman).
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Tenney's comments come one day after Trump ripped Democrats as "treasonous" for not applauding during his State of the Union address.
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On Monday, he said Democrats who did not applaud during his State of the Union address were un-American and treasonous.
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President Trump, who earlier in the day had called some Democrats "treasonous," has five days to decide to block its release.
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Instead of changing the subject, however, Republicans attacked Mr. Kerry as someone who didn't earn his medals and was potentially treasonous.
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Notably, the Democrats vowed to present a further "comprehensive report" after they finished their investigation into Trump's treasonous collusion with Russia.
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If some of the unproven claims in the memos are merely titillating, others would amount to extremely serious, potentially treasonous acts.
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Trump described the New York Times article as a "gutless editorial" and later tweeted he believed it may have been treasonous.
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The vote presents a rare opportunity for Cubans to express the kind of dissent that some government supporters still consider treasonous.
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INGRAHAM: Yeah and it&aposs the heads of the intel agencies and the things that people like Brennan are saying, traitorous, treasonous.
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The conservative opposition has accused Sanchez's Socialist government of giving ground to the secessionists and preparing what they called a treasonous deal.
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"I agree with John Brennan, who said that it was 'nothing short of treasonous,'" House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer told reporters Wednesday.
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With Mr Mueller's report finished, they no longer have to engage in a fruitless debate over whether Mr Trump is treasonous felon.
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Warren satisfies Democrats who want to go toe-to-toe with a president they view as illegitimate, corrupt, dangerous and even treasonous.
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The president called Democrats "un-American" and "treasonous" for giving him a cold reception at last week's State of the Union address.
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" The statement said "the treasonous, criminal and malicious hands responsible for their assassination cannot and will not succeed in erasing their legacy.
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At one point, Sullivan also asked Mueller's prosecutors whether Flynn's conversations with the Russian ambassador rose to the level of treasonous activity.
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" Brennan declared last week that Trump's performance following a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki was "nothing short of treasonous.
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Earlier this month, tech billionaire Peter Thiel, a Trump supporter, accused Google of having "seemingly treasonous" links with China that warranted investigation.
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Last month, Thiel said Google was "seemingly treasonous" and called for the FBI and the CIA to investigate its workings in China.
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This was plainly treasonous, but Johnson felt it would be too dangerous to the Constitutional process of succession to charge Nixon publicly.
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They knocked several teeth out with a handgun and accused him of treasonous behavior, Daquin said, prompting him to flee the country.
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"Meeting with a Russian to discuss politics is not illegal or treasonous, and Don Jr. did nothing wrong," wrote Spencer on Twitter.
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Brennan echoed a statement he's made before that those who are on a "treasonous path" often don't realize until it's too late.
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And that&aposs why I use the terms that this is nothing short of treasonous because it is a betrayal of the nation.
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And that&aposs why I use the term of this is nothing short of treasonous, because it is the betrayal of the nation.
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"I feel like treasonous is too weak a word, because the whole thing has taken on an air of such unreality," he said.
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In Hong Kong, however, corporate activism is complicated by consumer attitudes on the mainland, where anti-Beijing sentiment is often viewed as treasonous.
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The final nail in the treasonous coffin is hammered in after Euron Greyjoy's (Pilou Asbæk) fleet kills Rhaegal and kidnaps Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel).
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And would that not be seemingly treasonous, in that the generally accepted societal punishment is death (albeit by wooden stake, in this case)?
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If you're looking to hide a potentially treasonous meeting you've held for one of your clients, don't post about it on Four Square.
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And that&aposs why I use the term that this is nothing short of treasonous, because it is a betrayal of a nation.
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You don't exactly forget about a game where you're a mech-driving U.S. president staging a one-man war against your treasonous Veep.
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"If a candidate knows about that in advance, then are they a part of treasonous behavior by your standard?" the MSNBC host asked.
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Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon reportedly called the meeting "treasonous," according to a recent book published on the Trump White House.
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Thiel called Google "seemingly treasonous," and accused it of allowing its AI tools to be used by China but not the US military.
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Individuals caught betraying their country in this way often are escorted to their treasonous path as a consequence of blackmail, bribery or both.
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Earlier this month, the tech billionaire Peter Thiel, a Trump supporter, accused Google of having "seemingly treasonous" links with China that warranted investigation.
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She pointed to an IPSOS poll out last week that showed that half of respondents believe Trump acted "treasonous" during the Helsinki summit.
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At least there, hosts like Sean Hannity and Lou Dobbs have railed against McCabe and his allegations, labeling him and his actions treasonous.
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Back then, the idea of linking to a competitor, whether it be The Wall Street Journal or The Financial Times, was considered treasonous.
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By 2012, he returned from D.C. with a surplus of anger at supposedly "treasonous" Democrats but also disdain for his supine Republican colleagues.
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There were scuffles in the chamber as dissenting representatives yelled at their fellow legislators, saying that even to debate the issue was treasonous.
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One of the most recent recipients was the whistleblower central to his impeachment inquiry, whom he has called treasonous while questioning their authenticity.
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When Trump called on Mason, the reporter first asked about the president's use of the word "treason" to describe actions that are not treasonous.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE, CNN, MARCH 2: He knows that he is smack in the middle of this investigation having to do with perhaps treasonous activities.
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Thiel first blasted Google as "treasonous" last month, saying that the FBI and CIA should investigate the company for working with the Chinese government.
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Congress imposed harsh punishment against mail used to send "treasonous" material, a law that was used against anti-war magazines such as The Nation.
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William was duly arrested by order of the Provincial Congress of New Jersey, a body which he reasonably considered treasonous and refused to recognize.
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Evidence that members of the campaign were in contact with a foreign government that was intent on influencing the election would be borderline treasonous.
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He previously called the coverage "almost treasonous," and has repeatedly suggested the press does not pay enough attention to the positives of the summit.
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" Trump said Monday that Democrats were "un-American" for largely sitting silent and stone-faced during his speech last week, adding: "Somebody said, 'treasonous.
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" Trump went on to claim that the real constitutional crisis is "a giant SCAM perpetrated upon our nation, a Witch Hunt, a Treasonous Hoax.
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The Erdogan government has dismissed the telephone recordings as fabrications concocted in 20133 by treasonous adversaries who had infiltrated the Turkish police and judiciary.
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Most of the charges — proven or alleged — against those caught up in the Mueller investigation are not obviously related to treasonous collusion with Moscow.
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They are, unequivocally, not only statues of treasonous Americans, but are symbolic to some who seek to revise history and advance hate and division.
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" According to a new book seen by the Guardian, Bannon said the meeting that occurred during the 2016 presidential race was "treasonous" and "unpatriotic.
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From day one of his rule, his decrees as emperor were viewed as treasonous by the Russian aristocracy and military class, which alienated him.
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Miguna's lawyer said he was charged with administering the presidential "oath" to Odinga, which amounts to aiding in the commission of a treasonous offense.
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That facade crumbled soon after Bannon was alleged to called a Trump Tower meeting between Trump campaign officials and Russians "treasonous," among other statements.
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" Trump's comments prompted a rebuke from Republicans and Democrats alike and ex-CIA chief John Brennan said the remarks were "nothing short of treasonous.
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Mr. Hill said he shared the president's grievances, including the suggestion that anyone involved in the Russia investigation's origins had engaged in treasonous behavior.
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" Bannon also told Wolff that a June 2016 meeting between Manafort, Trump Jr., and Kushner with a Russian lawyer at Trump Tower was "treasonous.
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It&aposs extraordinary to me that the ex- CIA director calls the president of the United States actions treasonous when his actions border on sedition.
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Those are the types of leaks that are so treasonous that 213 years ago people would have actually been hung for those types of leaks.
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It is foolish for those who defended what the Bush administration called "enhanced interrogations" to characterize opposition or criticism as "soft on terrorism," or treasonous.
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Many countries reserve the right to remove citizenship if a person is in some way treasonous: Denmark and Australia have done so with IS fighters.
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MOSCOW — From a certain perspective, certainly the Kremlin's, Vladimir Kara-Murza's behavior in Washington could be seen as treasonous, a brazen betrayal of his homeland.
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" Trump faced withering criticism after the Putin summit, including from former CIA Director John Brennan, who described the president's performance as "nothing short of treasonous.
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"Maybe [if] you gave weapons to Russia with the intent that they pass them onto ISIS—something like that would probably be treasonous," Larson mused.
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WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday accused Democrats who did not clap during his State of the Union address of being un-American and even treasonous.
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They will see his taking the Fifth Amendment as his constitutional prerogative, his standing up to an incompetent, or perhaps even rejecting a "treasonous," prosecutor.
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And Republicans have embraced presidential conduct that, had it been engaged in by a Democrat, they would have denounced as corrupt, incompetent and even treasonous.
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Pyongyang said it was fully prepared to strike Geun-hye's residence, and was waiting for Seoul to agree to a public execution of treasonous officials.
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If Team Trump really believed that our Justice Department was the den of treasonous vipers it describes they wouldn't be so prone to distraction and misdirection.
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Once again, Dany's leadership comes into question, leading Vary and Tyrion to have a very serious and treasonous discussion in the empty throne room at Dragonstone.
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He then concluded by deflecting a question about whether he'll support the release of the Mueller report by accusing Obama-era intelligence officials of "treasonous" behavior.
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" The attacks included accusing Nunes of racism, claiming he had obstructed justice in the Congressional probe on Russian political interference, and calling him a "treasonous cowpoke.
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In an appearance on ABC's "The View," campaign manager Kellyanne Conway was pressed about the report, with one interviewer suggesting that the actions could be treasonous.
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Andrew Wright, a former associate counsel in the Obama White House and professor at Savannah Law School, said that would include Bannon's "treasonous" and "unpatriotic" quotes.
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The American media should be proud of its role in exposing the racism, corruption, dishonesty, child abuse and treasonous behavior of President Trump and his administration.
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And have him or her chastise Republicans as treasonous because they didn't applaud for the fact that something close to universal health care has been achieved.
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Steve Bannon said a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between the president's eldest son and a Russian lawyer was "treasonous" and "unpatriotic," The Guardian reported Wednesday.
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"There are people out there that have done some very, very evil things, very bad things -- I would say treasonous things -- against our country," Trump warned.
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They are, unequivocally, not only statues of treasonous, unpatriotic Americans, they are also symbolic to some who seek to revise history and advance hate and division.
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MSNBC contributor John Brennan, Barack Obama&aposs CIA director, called Trump's performance "nothing short of treasonous" and said Mike Pompeo, John Bolton and John Kelly should resign.
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The nation is either a swamp of corruption and crime or an oligarchy, its leader either an authoritarian and a liar or else besieged by treasonous forces.
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LEVIN: Well, comparing the president&aposs conference with Putin to Pearl Harbor an 270/22018, Kristallnacht, the beginning in the Holocaust, calling him a traitor and treasonous.
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Never mind: The only reason anybody in the world fails to do exactly what America wants must be because our leadership is lily-livered if not treasonous.
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After Barr released his four-page letter, Trump claimed "complete and total exoneration," condemned "an illegal takedown that failed" and accused unnamed political enemies of treasonous acts.
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Honestly, it's almost treasonous, if you want to know the truth, because we signed an agreement and the big thing that they'd said was I met, okay?
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Refusing to go as far as Thiel's "seemingly treasonous" characterization, Carter told "Squawk Box" that Google made a "mistake" in not advancing its work with the Pentagon.
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On Wednesday, visibly angry at a White House event, Trump called the Times article a "gutless editorial," and in a later tweet he suggested it was treasonous.
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Short of endorsing a dangerous and quasi-treasonous third worldism, which would be worse for Amazon than any Trump administration policy, no such moral position is tenable.
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An effective resistance movement should have a broader focus than the president's potentially illegal and treasonous behavior—it has to protest the policies and ideology he furthers.
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Charles Blow, the New York Times columnist, wrote that "Trump is a traitor and may well be treasonous," a sentiment that other Trump critics appeared to share.
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Trump found it convenient to use Comey's errors to get rid of the leader of the agency investigating charges that his campaign had treasonous ties to Russia.
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Earlier this year, the news website Axios compiled a list of 24 instances since January 2018 in which Trump had accused someone of treason or "treasonous" behavior.
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How, then, do we approach Trump's latest lunacy, when he casually suggested the Democrats, who did not clap for him at the State of Union, were "treasonous"?
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Mr. Brennan, a fellow at Fordham Law School who is under contract as an analyst with NBC, called Mr. Trump's performance "treasonous" and said it warranted impeachment.
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Bran Stark: Thanks to a moving speech from Tyrion Lannister and the seemingly lax Westerosi policy of allowing treasonous criminals to dictate governing policy, Bran is king!
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We don't want a president who suggests that Democrats who don't clap for him are treasonous and who seems more enthralled by authoritarian ways than democratic ones.
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Despite having been called "treasonous" and "un-American," Democrats are ready to find solutions to fund the government, take care of Dreamers, and protect our national institutions.
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The book quotes Bannon blasting Donald Trump Jr., calling him "treasonous" and "unpatriotic" for attending the now infamous June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer.
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"This continues a pattern of behavior that is corrupt at best, treasonous at worst, and puts our rule of law at risk," Phillips said in a statement.
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He understands why his posture could be considered "treasonous" by some of his more liberal colleagues and progressive groups he often doesn't agree with on big issues.
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I don't know if I would go as far as treasonous, but the president is before a large audience and he likes to talk in colorful language.
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The most extreme anti-Trump versions, indulging in the conspiratorial and hysterical, suggest Trump will be receiving another round of treasonous collusion orders from the Russian premier.
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He abuses his office for personal gain, gleefully scapegoats ethnic and religious minorities, describes the opposition as treasonous, and labels the free press enemies of the people.
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The charges in the book, including the explosive detail that former chief strategist Stephen Bannon considered a June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower "treasonous," dominated political discussion.
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On Monday, he charged that Democratic members of the House and Senate were treasonous in their failure to applaud him during his State of the Union address.
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The striking irony is some of those same people actually condemning the president for fake treason now suggest things that are actually treasonous — like a coup and sedition.
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And to betray the American public and that&aposs I use the term that this was nothing short of treasonous because it is a betrayal of the nation.
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"The FBI arrived in Ecuador: hopefully it will not be the beginning of an entreguista policy," read another, using a word that is commonly understood to mean treasonous.
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"He should resign from office in disgrace, and frankly, they should look at him for treason," the President said, failing to outline any actual treasonous behavior by Schiff.
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The big picture: Trump has most frequently used "treason" or "treasonous" to describe the investigations into his campaign's ties to Russia, which he has claimed are politically motivated.
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Senator on war of words between Donald Trump and John Brennan after ex-CIA director called the president's press conference with Putin 'treasonous' and U.S. obligations to Montenegro.
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Kem Sokha, the leader of the main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) was arrested in September for allegedly treasonous remarks in a speech made four years earlier.
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It's "looking-glass shame" all over again — that terror of facing your vulnerability — a treasonous thought in a society that is desperately optimistic and addicted to recovery narratives.
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Do you seriously believe, as Trump suggests, that the op-ed could be treasonous and that the Justice Department should launch a criminal investigation of the op-ed?
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" Bannon's statement comes after a controversial new book on the Trump White House claimed Bannon called the 2016 meeting between Trump Jr. and a group of Russians "treasonous.
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The president dehumanizes and belittles his opponents and (at best half-jokingly) accuses Democrats of being "treasonous" for not applauding him during his State of the Union speech.
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The dud of a memo by the near-treasonous water boy Devin Nunes was mostly about FISA repeatedly granting the F.B.I. permission to monitor Page's contacts with Russians.
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Other contradictions include sections where President Andrew Jackson, a Democrat, is said to have inspired the genocidal policies of Nazi Germany, and Southern confederates are portrayed as treasonous.
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If the public is ever to fully appreciate the damage done by Mr. Trump's treasonous and demented behavior, all these issues must be included in the Senate trial.
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White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said Thursday that leakers who disclosed information related to national security or military operations used to be hanged for their "treasonous" actions.
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The idea that within months of leaving office you are attacking the sitting president, calling him treasonous and accusing him of committing high crimes and misdemeanors is absolutely outrageous.
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" After briefly praising Mueller, Trump then turned to the subject of his adversaries, whom he did not name but whom he accused of doing "treasonous things against our country.
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The announcement comes two days after tech billionaire Peter Thiel said Google had been "seemingly treasonous" for its decision to work with China's military and not the US military.
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Brennan notably called Trump "treasonous" after he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and cast doubt on the U.S. intelligence community's assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.
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" Sanders said Wednesday during the daily briefing that Trump was "furious" and "disgusted" by Bannon's comments and called accusations that Trump Jr.'s conduct was treasonous "a ridiculous accusation.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday dismissed as ridiculous the accusation by former White House adviser Steve Bannon describing President Donald Trump's eldest son Donald Jr. as treasonous.
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Thanks to Robert Mueller, we know that Trump is about as bad as he appeared to be while running for the presidency — but not secretly omnicompetent, not secretly treasonous.
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The former FBI director has become a reviled character within the GOP, lead by Trump's accusations that Comey is a treasonous, crooked cop who improperly investigated his 2016 campaign.
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The essay prompted a hunt in the White House, with the President intent on knowing who wrote the words he suggested could be treasonous, one administration official told CNN.
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The Post version posted first, and immediately set Washington ablaze with former officials remarking on the staggering mix of stupidity and near-treasonous behavior implied by the Post's reporting.
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" The president revoked Brennan's security clearance after the ex-CIA chief, a veteran intelligence official in Democratic and Republican administrations, lambasted Trump's Russia summit performance as "nothing short of treasonous.
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Thiel, who sits on Facebook's board of directors and founded Google competitor Palantir, has vested interests in targeting Google and this summer accused it of having "treasonous" ties to China.
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" Bannon, now the executive chairman of right-leaning website Breitbart, called a meeting between top campaign officials and Russians at Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign "treasonous" and "unpatriotic.
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The comments, which have not gotten as much attention as Bannon's assertion that a 2016 meeting with Russians at Trump Tower was "treasonous," nonetheless caused a stir among GOP operatives.
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Quoted in Michael Wolff's "Fire and Fury," Bannon also called the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting "treasonous" and accused presidential adviser (and son-in-law) Jared Kushner of money laundering.
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Even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad shit, and I happen to think it's all of that, you should have called the FBI immediately.
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Thiel's argument about Google's "treasonous" behavior will play well with Trump's support at a time when the president and many Republicans are animated about the company's perceived anti-conservative agenda.
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According to Wolff, Bannon used the word "treasonous" to describe a meeting the president's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., had with a Kremlin-backed lawyer at Trump Tower in 0003.
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The White House has also passed off many of Trump's controversial comments as "jokes," including when he called Democrats "treasonous" for not applauding during his State of the Union address.
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And in this case, almost all of it ended in pointing a finger at or strongly implying that Trump and his allies for engaging what some called a treasonous act.
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Even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad s***, and I happen to think it's all of that, you should have called the FBI immediately.
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Five months later, a clash with another Trump — Mr. Bannon called Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with Russians last year at Trump Tower in Manhattan "treasonous" — cost him another job.
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" In the book, Mr. Bannon is quoted as saying that a 2016 meeting in Trump Tower involving Donald Trump Jr. and a small group of Russians was "treasonous" and "unpatriotic.
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In pro-government circles, many believe the crackdown is a necessary means of stabilizing a country roiled by treasonous plots, two militant campaigns, an economic slowdown and a refugee crisis.
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Go deeper: In the week since Democrats announced their inquiry, Mr. Trump has increasingly described his critics as treasonous, particularly Representative Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.
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That's where the seeds of Stark conflict glimpsed last season blossomed awkwardly in front of everyone, as Sansa took issue with the decency Jon showed toward formerly treasonous Northern houses.
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" In a wide-ranging interview, Biden also spoke out against Trump's remark that Democrats who didn't applaud during the State of the Union address last week could be considered "treasonous.
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Though some people celebrate Manning as a whistleblower—she was the 2013 recipient of the Sean MacBride Peace Prize—others see her actions as treasonous and damaging to the state.
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" The cover is something to behold, fronting a feature unpacking Trump's claim that Bannon "lost his mind" for calling Donald Trump Jr.'s Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer "treasonous.
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The next time you pundits and hosts want to see a disgraceful and extraordinary and treasonous moment, just pull up some of your TV appearances on the DVR and hit play.
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JOHN BRENNAN, FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY: And that&aposs I use the term that this was nothing short of treasonous because it is a betrayal of the nation.
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But the tech giant has faced backlash in the past week for its continued AI work in Shanghai after billionaire tech investor and Trump supporter Peter Thiel called the company treasonous.
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Bannon ran afoul of Trump last week after Michael Wolff's "Fire and Fury" White House tell-all quoted him as diminishing the president's intelligence and accusing Trump's son of "treasonous" behavior.
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It's important to separate this very real threat from Thiel's allegations about Google, which were presented without specifics or proof, and from his claims that Google has participated in "treasonous" activity.
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Throw in a few anti-Pakistan chants like Altaf Hussain (of the Muttahida Quami Movement) did late last month and you have a treasonous hot potato everybody wants to talk about.
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Read more: Peter Thiel slams Google's "seemingly treasonous" links to China, which he says should be investigated in a "not excessively gentle manner""I'm most scared by Elizabeth Warren," replied Thiel.
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Then, after revelations that he had slagged Donald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner as "treasonous" when talking to reporter Michael Wolff, Bannon stepped down from his position as CEO of Breitbart.
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He described Trump's remarks alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in July as "nothing short of treasonous" and suggesting they exceeded the threshold of impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors.
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GOP lawmakers also criticized Trump's refusal to blame Russia for interfering in the 2016 presidential election, but Democrats held nothing back as they called Trump treasonous, shameful and a disgrace. Sen.
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Jon Voight thinks Hollywood is trying to destroy the country by de-legitimizing President Trump, and he's calling out Miley Cyrus and Shia LaBeouf by name, saying their conduct is treasonous.
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He denounces the press as "the enemy of the people," derides his critics as treasonous and openly fawns over an autocrat whose modern-day gulags practice extermination, torture and sexual violence.
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She mentioned the president's "draconian and racist and bigoted and cruel and shortsighted policymaking" and said he had been "playing footsie" with Russia's president, Vladimir V. Putin, which she called treasonous.
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Trump's press secretary Sarah Sanders said later that Trump was just, you know, goofing around-- "clearly joking," she said -- when he publicly, before the cameras, called sitting members of Congress treasonous.
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President Donald Trump was joking when he suggested that Democrats were being "treasonous" by not clapping for him during his State of the Union address, a White House spokesman said Tuesday.
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"In Japan, it is considered almost treasonous to take time off from work, even if you are incredibly sick, have a dying relative or have just had a baby," said Wood.
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MARY O. MUNDINGER, RYE, N.Y. To the Editor: The Trump campaign spouted the mantra that "crooked Hillary" was careless, corrupt and even treasonous because of how she managed her private emails.
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Given his past in Russia's notoriously tight-lipped security services, it was particularly treasonous of him to open his mouth, while the sheer symbolism of his desertion gave his proclamations eminence.
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Former Vice President Aaron Burr was arrested for an alleged treasonous plot to steal American territory for himself — but despite Jefferson's best efforts to convict Burr, his trial ended in acquittal.
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But saying that Russia is not the only foreign power seeking to temper with our election, cause havoc in our society is neither treasonous or nor erroneous, in fact it is correct.
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" "The New York Times put out an article with no direct sources that said that the Trump campaign had constant contacts with Russian spies, basically, you know, some treasonous type of accusations.
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The larger story is that we were told for many years by many people in the media and by anonymous sources that there was treasonous collusion with Russia to steal an election.
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It's believed the first two have already happened with the treacherous actions of Mirri Maz Duur (Mia Soteriou) in season 1 and the treasonous machinations of Doreah (Roxanne McKee) in season 2.
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The two countries have a generally adversarial relationship, but the U.S. is not in a declared war with Russia, which means that Trump Jr.'s actions would likely not be considered treasonous.
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" Carter was responding to tech investor Peter Thiel's calls for a government investigation into Google for its "seemingly treasonous decision to work with the Chinese military and not with the U.S. military.
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President Donald Trump on Monday accused unidentified opponents of doing "treasonous things against our country" and responded affirmatively to a question from reporters about whether Robert Mueller "acted honorably" in his investigation.
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The fact that Trump Jr. would leave an electronic paper trail for an at least mildly treasonous meeting suggests a level of naivety and/or privilege unmatched in recent American political history.
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So what does it take to bring conservatives back, after a quarter-century of their reflexively treating even the mention of environmental issues as a treasonous attack on business and the nation?
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Urged by fellow Patriots in Philadelphia to draw up a response to the times, mindful of its treasonous risks, Paine began to write Common Sense with the fervency of a true believer.
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What's more toxic is the conspiracy of silence from those who find it politically expedient to avoid speaking out against a seemingly treasonous web of connections between the president and foreign adversaries.
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In addition to calling the meeting treasonous, Bannon claimed in the Wolff book that Trump Jr. introduced the Russian delegation at the meeting to Trump, which Trump Jr. and others have denied.
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Brennan, who has publicly characterized Trump's comments at a recent summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin as "treasonous," has said he might sue the Trump administration over the revocation of his clearance.
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John Brennan, the former C.I.A. director who called Mr. Trump's meeting with President Vladimir Putin "treasonous," is among those who could lose clearance, said Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary.
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Earlier Wednesday, Mr. Trump said Mr. Schiff should be forced to resign for reading a parody of the Ukraine call at a hearing, an act Mr. Trump has called treasonous and criminal.
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Collin's comments came after the president remarked at a speech in Ohio on Monday that Democrats engaged in "treasonous" behavior by refusing to cheer his State of the Union speech last week.
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" — Adam Schiff, chairman of House Intelligence Committee "I called [Trump's] behavior treasonous, which is to betray one's trust and aid and abet the enemy, and I stand very much by that claim.
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Many believe Manning's actions to be treasonous, and this was demonstrated at her trial: She received a shockingly unprecedented sentence of 35 years—far more than any other convicted whistleblower in history.
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"Even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad shit, and I happen to think it's all of that, you should have called the FBI immediately," he said.
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But what we also know is that we don&apost have good evidence of the entire thing that we have been looking for, which is treasonous collusion with Russia to steal an election.
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READ: Team Trump Is Withholding Bill Taylor's Detailed Ukraine Notes From Congress "We can never allow these treasonous acts to happen to another president," Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity back in March.
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The P.R.C.A., the sport's de facto governing body, sees the move as treasonous and has vowed to keep the athletes from competing in its rodeos and earning points toward its long-held championships.
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Mr Bannon offended especially by describing a meeting between Russian operatives and members of the Trump campaign team, including the president's eldest son and son-in-law, as "treasonous", "unpatriotic" and "bad shit".
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On the morning of the second rally in December, police arrested 11 people in relation to a treasonous plot to direct the masses to occupy parliament and demand the impeachment of the president.
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In Warsaw, the Home Army ran information and education networks, provided Jews in hiding outside the ghetto with identity documents, and declared that accepting employment at a concentration camp would be considered treasonous.
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Conversely, sympathizing with the treasonous Confederacy and its symbols (which it is interesting to note that many in the anti-protest crowd seem to be on the side of) is disrespecting our country.
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His captors, on the other hand, were consumed with another matter: finding the link between Ho, Giap and the other "treasonous elements" on the Revisionist Anti-Party Affair that threatened Le Duan's war.
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" In the book, of which details were published Wednesday, Bannon called a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Donald Trump Jr., top Trump campaign associates and a Russian lawyer "treasonous" and "unpatriotic.
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"There are a lot of people out there that have done some very, very evil things, very bad things, I would say treasonous things against our country," he told reporters without being specific.
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After the Ming were toppled by a peasant rebellion, China was invaded by ethnic Manchus, who breached the Great Wall at the coastal fort of Shanhaiguan with the help of a treasonous general.
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For advisers to a would-be President to take at face value an offer of clandestine assistance from Moscow is foolish at best, reckless for sure and potentially treasonous in the worst-case scenario.
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In one juicy nugget, Steve Bannon, the chief of that victorious campaign, described a meeting that Donald Trump junior and Jared Kushner held in Trump Tower with a Russian national offering help as "treasonous".
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Despite blowing up half her city, Cersei positions herself as the protector of Westeros from a murderous madwoman in Daenerys, her treasonous partner Olenna Tyrell (whose family Cersei slaughtered) and hordes of foreign barbarians.
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A prelude set in Paris's revolutionary days depicts the execution of a treasonous aristocrat, dividing Iosseliani's bemused affection between the bawdy, gawking throng and the condemned man, who refuses to part with his pipe.
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As the hearing unfolded, Trump called the Russia investigation a "treasonous hoax" and tweeted out a quote from "Fox & Friends" co-host Ainsley Earhardt calling for an investigation into the origins of the probe.
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Leadership analysis might give clues Russian defense minister: 'We won't do anything' in Europe unless US places missiles there MORE, has suggested that your investigation of the Russian attack against American democracy was treasonous.
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"Even if you thought that this [meeting] was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad s---, and I happen to think it's all of that, you should have called the FBI immediately," Bannon told Wolff.
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Critics -- and Trump himself -- may call them cowardly, treasonous or opportunistic, but in this civic stress test for our nation, they may be redefining what it means to be part of the patriotic resistance.
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Washington (CNN)An Illinois Democrat who was seriously wounded in Iraq derisively referred to President Donald Trump's draft deferments after Trump called Democrats "treasonous" for not clapping during his State of the Union speech.
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Mr. Ipek stands accused of being part of a treasonous deep state run by Mr. Gulen, a reclusive 76-year-old who fled Turkey in 1999 and now lives in the Poconos of Pennsylvania.
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In a forthcoming book by veteran journalist Michael Wolff, Bannon was quoted describing as "treasonous" a June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower at which Trump family members and advisers met with a Russian lawyer.
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For those who don't see them as treasonous denizens of the swamp Mr. Trump was elected to drain, they are heroes of the resistance, calling out the excesses of an out-of-control president.
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New White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci is vowing a renewed war on leakers, some of whose actions he says "are so treasonous that people would have been hung" for them 1403 years ago.
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" Then, referring to leaks about US foreign policy, Scaramucci said, "Those are the types of leaks that are so treasonous that 150 years ago, people would have actually been hung for those types of leaks.
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Why did the treasonous schemes of House Martell culminate in an awkward family dinner (and that's leaving out Myrcella and Jaime talking about her incestuous origin in offensively reductionist "you love who you love" cant)?
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Democratic members of Congress are angrily responding to the release of bombshell emails by Donald Trump Jr. on Twitter, saying that the actions revealed in the emails are not only likely illegal but potentially treasonous.
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"Even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad shit, and I happen to think it's all of that, you should have called the FBI immediately," Bannon said in the book.
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In an effort to try to repair the damage from the book, Bannon said his "treasonous" comment was directed at a former Trump campaign manager, Paul Manafort, who also attended the meeting at Trump Tower.
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He reportedly said that Donald Trump Jr.'s Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer during the election was "treasonous," and predicted the entire affair would end with money-laundering charges against other Trump confidantes.
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They braved below-freezing temperatures, despite being branded as treasonous agents of George Soros, the Hungarian-American philanthropist, by most major private and public media outlets, which are mostly controlled by allies of Mr. Orban.
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" In Wolff's book, Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, is reported to have called the 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer purportedly offering damaging information about Hillary Clinton "treasonous.
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Bill Maher called Republicans "treasonous rats" on Friday after the release of a House Intelligence Committee memo claiming that the FBI and Justice Department used politically funded evidence to justify surveillance on the Trump campaign.
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"Even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad shit, and I happen to think it's all of that, you should have called the FBI immediately," Bannon said in the book.
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"Even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad, and I happen to think it's all of that, you should have called the FBI immediately," Bannon told Wolff, adding an expletive.
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For one thing, he claimed, his description of a 2016 meeting between Russians and Donald J. Trump Jr. as "treasonous" was intended to criticize Mr. Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, not the president's son.
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On Sunday, Bannon retreated from those comments, saying Trump Jr. was a patriot and that he had labeled the actions of Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, as treasonous, not those of the president's son.
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The same people who are calling Mr. Trump 's lack of aggression toward Mr. Putin during a press conference as treasonous, also told us his aggressive rhetoric against Kim Jong-un would cause World War III.
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But she still has to deal with the unresolved matter of another Targaryen with a rightful claim to the throne, a treasonous adviser in her midst, and likely at least one assassination attempt coming her way.
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Mr Wolff offers some valuable new snippets, including an on-the-record admission from Mr Bannon that a meeting between some senior members of the Trump campaign and Russian operatives was reckless, substantial and conceivably "treasonous".
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"Even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad shit, and I happen to think it's all of that, you should have called the FBI immediately," Bannon added, according to the book.
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He then shocked his fellow Democrats in late 2012 when he announced that he was exploring forming a "bipartisan coalition" with Republicans, a decision that other Democrats felt was opportunistic at best, and treasonous at worst.
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Most consumers are unaware of the changes because the product usually looks and is priced the same — there is simply less of it — but the newer, gappier Toblerone bar felt treasonous to the brand's loyal consumers.
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" In the book, Bannon is quoted as describing a June 2016 meeting between Trump associates, including the president's son Donald Trump Jr., his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and a Russian lawyer, as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic.
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So be appalled when he behaves appallingly, but do not be surprised, do not confuse Trump being Trump with Trump being treasonous — and recognize that he isn't leaving office until you beat him at the polls.
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Mr. Trump, grim faced and simmering with anger, denounced adversaries who have pounded him for two years over Russian election interference, calling them "treasonous" people who are guilty of "evil" deeds and should be investigated themselves.
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"There are a lot of people out there that have done some very, very evil things, very bad things, I would say some treasonous things against our country," Mr. Trump told reporters at the White House.
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" In the book, Bannon is quoted as describing a June 2016 meeting between Trump associates, including the president's son Donald Trump Jr., his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and a Russian lawyer, as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic.
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Bannon and his allies drafted a statement Wednesday praising Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr., after excerpts of Wolff's explosive exposé quoted Bannon calling Trump's eldest son "treasonous" and "unpatriotic," a Bannon ally told CNN.
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"Even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad shit, and I happen to think it's all of that, you should have called the FBI immediately," Bannon said, according to the book.
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" The late-night comedian joked that he feels "bad" for Trump after excerpts were published from an explosive new book in which Bannon is quoted as saying that Trump's son's 2016 meeting with Russians was "treasonous.
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But in leveling that charge, Trump is doing something he has often done before: casting political opposition, congressional oversight, or even standard law enforcement investigations into his actions as a treasonous attack against the country itself.
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"Even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad s---, and I happen to think it's all of that, you should have called the FBI immediately," Bannon allegedly said, according to Wolff.
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Amid diplomatic pressure from the United States and Canada to shut down the Viagra scheme, Mr. Vrublevsky said, Mr. Dokuchaev and a colleague had passed information about Russian hackers to the United States, later deemed treasonous.
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This witch hunt escalated dramatically -- and suddenly included the anonymous author of the New York Times essay, one administration official said, with the President intent on knowing who wrote the words he suggested could be treasonous.
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Advertise on Hyperallergic with Nectar Ads As a racist, misogynist, possibly treasonous, and definitely unqualified non-politician approaches his inauguration as president of the United States, artists are scrambling for political leverage by any means available.
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During the financial crisis, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke—appointed as a Republican under President George W. Bush—saw his efforts to support the economy attacked as "treasonous" by GOP Presidential hopeful Rick Perry in 2012.
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During the same interview, Thiel — who sits on Facebook's board — repeated points made in an earlier speech where he accused Google of "seemingly treasonous" conduct and said the government should investigate the search giant's ties with China.
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Steve Bannon said the meeting Donald Trump Jr. took with a Russian government lawyer in June 2016 was "treasonous" and "unpatriotic," according to previews in The Guardian from Michael Wolff's forthcoming book about the Trump White House.
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If Comey can emerge from the shadows just over a week before election day to raise the specter of more Clinton email trouble, surely he can level with us about Trump's apparent treasonous ties — before Nov. 8.
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" Brennan has been a harsh critic of the Trump administration, going so far as to call Trump's actions alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin in a news conference after their summit in Helsinki, Finland, "nothing short of treasonous.
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"Even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad shit, and I happen to think it's all of that, you should have called the F.B.I. immediately," Mr. Bannon continued, according to the book.
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" According to the F.B.I., Mr. Chain promised to keep harassing the paper as long as it kept "attacking the president, the duly elected president of the United States, in the continuation of your treasonous and seditious acts.
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Even a crime as blatantly treasonous as killing the president, noted David Cole, the national legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, might make a citizen subject to the death penalty, but not loss of citizenship.
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Tom Johnson, the note taker in White House meetings about this episode, said that the president considered the Nixon campaign's actions to be treasonous but that no direct link to Nixon was established until Mr. Farrell's discovery.
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" The big picture: Comey argued, however, that the central conspiracy that President Trump and his allies have pushed about the Russia investigation — that it was a "treasonous" attempt by the FBI to overthrow the president — was "nonsense.
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She had concluded that Hoda Muthana, the US-born ISIS bride -- a widow and mother of an innocent toddler -- should be stripped of her American citizenship and denied admittance to the United States for her treasonous acts.
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" Brennan, a harsh critic of Trump, also stood by his comments last month when he called Trump's actions alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin in a news conference after their summit in Helsinki, Finland, "nothing short of treasonous.
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Many social media users expressed support for Lopez Obrador and heavily criticized the petition directed to the White House, calling it treasonous and accusing the families of wanting to create a pretext for a U.S.-led invasion.
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His victory was a political scandal, a democratic emergency and a moral shame — but as Robert Mueller seems to have concluded after a definitive investigation, Mr. Trump's win was not the illegitimate product of a treasonous conspiracy.
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After defending the dragon queen to Varys (Conleth Hill), Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner), and every other treasonous naysayer since season 5, Tyrion has to believe Dany is as gracious as he paints her to be in this moment.
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Trump has tweeted about Schiff nearly a dozen times this week and brought him up in his Oval Office meeting with the Finnish president Wednesday, accusing Schiff without evidence of being treasonous and calling for him to resign.
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Democrats berated the president, and John Brennan, the CIA director under Mr Obama, called Mr Trump's performance "treasonous"—a line which was immediately seized upon by the Russian media as another proof of America's innate hostility towards Russia.
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"Even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad shit, and I happen to think it's all of that, you should have called the FBI immediately," Bannon is quoted as saying in the book.
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The survey from the left-leaning group found that 48 percent of Trump voters say Democrats were not being "treasonous" when they did not applaud the president's remarks to Congress last month, while 36 percent say they were.
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" In a statement to CNN later Monday evening, Paul said anyone who calls the President "treasonous" -- as Brennan did -- "is someone who is over the top" and lacks "the proper judgment to still have access to classified information.
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Over the past weeks, a furor over "illegal leaks" has grown, reaching a new level of uproar when White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci declared that 150 years ago, leakers would have "been hung" for their "treasonous" actions.
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Perhaps they'll consider the incredible courage it took for those Founding Fathers to "hang together," as Franklin famously advised, noting that they would certainly "hang separately" were they not unified in their treasonous rebellion against the British crown.
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On the eve of the town's tricentennial, and in light of the spike in hate crimes around the country, the removal of treasonous racists from the pedestal of city centers seemed common decency as well as common sense.
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Bannon is also one of the key on-the-record sources for the book, and some of its most explosive details (his speculation about Donald Trump Jr.'s "treasonous" meeting with the Russians, for example) are Bannon's words.
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Trump hammered Bannon in a remarkable four-paragraph statement after adapted excerpts of a forthcoming book in which Bannon described a Trump Tower meeting between Trump's son and a group of Russians as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic" were released.
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It's in this spirit that nationalists-in-power often end up scapegoating some group of malcontents or critics within the nation, implying that they are saboteurs and wreckers, that their complaints are treasonous, that they should be expelled.
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It's in this spirit that nationalists-in-power often end up scapegoating some group of malcontents or critics within the nation, implying that they are saboteurs and wreckers, that their complaints are treasonous, that they should be expelled.
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So a steady drip of excerpts — from Steve Bannon calling a meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and Russians "treasonous" to the former adviser suggesting that money laundering charges were in the offing — is about to become a flood.
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"Number three, is it because they consider themselves to be so thoroughly infiltrated that they have engaged in the seemingly treasonous decision to work with the Chinese military and not with the US military," Thiel said, according to Axios.
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"Those are the types of leaks that are so treasonous that 150 years ago, people would have been hung for those types of leaks," Scaramucci told Cuomo in one of the many, many eye-popping quotes of the interview.
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The president on Wednesday night sought to justify his attacks on Democrats, whom he has labeled an "angry mob," accused of "treasonous" behavior, and claimed without evidence are funding a caravan Central American migrants headed for the U.S. border.
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These same leaders sat in silence on multiple occasions during President Obama's State of the Union addresses, as was their privilege, and without concern that this right would be publicly characterized as "un-American" or "treasonous" by the president.
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WASHINGTON — President Trump went on the offensive on Monday a day after the special counsel investigation reported no conspiracy with Russia, suggesting that critics who pursued such suspicions were "treasonous," guilty of "evil things" and should be investigated themselves.
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That changed on Wednesday, when Bannon in excerpts from a new book called a July 2016 meeting between Trump campaign officials and several Russians "treasonous" and roundly mocked Trump, whom he clearly views as an incompetent, in Wolff's telling.
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Steve Bannon, who served as chief executive of Trump's campaign and chief strategist in his White House, called it "treasonous" for top Trump advisers to meet with Russians offering dirt on Hillary Clinton at Trump Tower in June 2016.
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His comment that Pelosi and her Senate counterpart Chuck Schumer were "treasonous" because they didn't clap his State of the Union address might have delighted voters who flocked to Trump because of his refusal to bow to political correctness.
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It also quotes former chief strategist Steve Bannon as calling Donald Trump Jr.'s Trump Tower meeting with purported Kremlin emissary Natalia Veselnitskaya "treasonous" and suggests Trump and his family are vulnerable to money laundering charges from special counsel Robert Mueller.
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"How did we get to the point here where the evidence is now the president was falsely accused of colluding with the Russians, and accused of being treasonous, and the evidence now is that that was without a basis," Barr said.
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Instead, Putin appeared dominant while Trump was deemed by U.S. critics as overly friendly to Russia and possibly even treasonous when he gave credence to Putin's denials of meddling in the 2016 election despite U.S. intelligence findings to the contrary.
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In Trump's case, the question from the very start, stretching back to last summer when the FBI began its investigation, has been: Did the President or any of his campaign operatives engage in treasonous activities for political and personal gain?
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You would normally assume that a president who has dealt for months with accusations that he was too cozy (if not borderline treasonous) with Russian officials would be especially careful with Russian officials, so as not to send the wrong impression.
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The New York Times has rightfully received criticism for parachuting its reporters into diners in Trump states to ask voters why they're sticking with the president in spite of whatever embarrassing or borderline treasonous thing he had done most recently.
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Bannon's exit was occasioned by an act of lèse-majesté against Trump: He was indiscreet enough to tell journalist Michael Wolff that it was "treasonous" for Kushner and Donald Trump Jr. to meet with Kremlin-connected lawyer during the presidential campaign.
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" In the video, Gershon also cites examples of "creeping authoritarianism" under Trump, pointing to the president's support for a military parade in Washington and the president calling Democrats who did not clap during his State of the Union address "treasonous.
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Trump has regularly derided negative coverage as "fake news" and has labeled the press the "enemy of the people," and he suggested that coverage of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was "treasonous" because it was not positive.
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"The former head of the United States CIA, who himself ought to be put under oath and asked about his role in inventing 'Russiagate' and calling the president of the United States treasonous, what will happen in the future?" he asked.
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"There are a lot of people out there that have done some very, very evil things, very bad things — I would say treasonous things against our country," Trump, without naming names, said in remarks from the Oval Office on Monday.
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Trump has regularly derided negative coverage as "fake news," has labeled the press the "enemy of the people," and also suggested that coverage of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was "treasonous" because it was not positive enough.
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Some of Brennan's criticism of Trump, which included a charge that the President was "treasonous" in his dealings with Putin last week, have surprised some former colleagues with its vehemence, though none of them doubt he is sincere in his criticism.
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President Gjorge Ivanov, who represents a conservative party that considers the name deal treasonous, told the pope that his visit had come at the time of "great divisions" in the country, which he referred to as the Republic of Macedonia.
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But in her defense, those same key subordinates had spent the previous days spreading treasonous talk about Jon Snow being the rightful heir to the Iron Throne, so she can perhaps be forgiven for not fully taking them into her confidence.
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In November 2017, Brennan said Trump was being "played" by Putin; in July 2018, after Trump's meeting with Putin, he called the president himself "nothing short of treasonous"; and earlier this month he rebuked the president's comments about Lebron James.
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"Individuals who were treasonous to the United States, who took up arms against their own country, and inflicted catastrophic death and suffering among US citizens, should not be afforded such a rare honor in this sacred space," Booker said Thursday.
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Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was one of Wolff's primary sources in the book, which quotes him calling a 2016 meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and Russian lawyers, "treasonous," among other disparaging comments about Trump and his family.
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Breitbart's board members met this week to discuss Bannon's future after excerpts were released from Wolff's book, in which Bannon described Trump Jr. as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic" for setting up a 85033 meeting at Trump Tower with a Russian lawyer.
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Amit Shah, the prime minister's confidante and the country's home minister, led a highly divisive and sectarian campaign foregrounding Hindu nationalism and demonizing the city's Muslims, and tried to paint the opposition Aam Aadmi Party and its leaders as treasonous.
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"Let's not make any mistake here; the president wants to make this all about the whistleblower and suggest people that come forward with evidence of his wrongdoing are somehow treasonous, and should be treated as traitors and spies," Schiff said.
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Then there is the fact that the specific "treasonous" instance Trump was referring to had to do with his touting of historically low African-American unemployment -- a bit of a cherry-picked fact based off of a single month's economic report.
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That being said, Schiff didn't do anything treasonous, but as Vox's Sean Collins pointed out, it's what's behind the allegation that's most troublesome: Trump's desire to paint those trying to investigate him as political enemies who are betraying the country.
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The book quotes Bannon as insulting Trump and his children, calling Ivanka "dumb as a brick," saying Don Jr. was "treasonous" for meeting with Russians about opposition research on Hillary Clinton, and generally suggesting that Trump himself is a bumbling idiot.
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While one could make the argument that the North would revolt if Jon were killed, that doesn't really explain why Grey Worm would then let a treasonous criminal like Tyrion speak effusively in front of the council later in the episode.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump broke with his former close campaign aide and chief White House strategist Steve Bannon on Wednesday after the far-right populist lambasted the president's son and son-in-law for a meeting with Russians he called treasonous.
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In another excerpt, Trump's former chief advisor Steve Bannon called Donald Trump Jr. "treasonous" and "unpatriotic" for his purported meeting with a Russian lawyer to get damning information on Hillary Clinton, while yet another argued that Trump is mentally unfit for the presidency.
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Thiel, a billionaire who now sits on Facebook's board and who is Silicon Valley's highest-profile Trump supporter, appeared Monday on Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight to expand on charges — including "seemingly treasonous" behavior — that he first leveled during a conservative conclave Sunday.
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While such intentional foot-dragging may sound borderline treasonous to some, the interview subjects made it clear that this sort of bureaucratic firewall is employed only by those civil servants who legitimately feel they're protecting the long-term interests of their country.
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"There are a lot of people out there that have done some very, very evil things, very bad things, I would say treasonous things against our country," Trump told reporters at the White House, without mentioning anyone by name or citing specific actions.
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Read more: Peter Thiel slams Google's 'seemingly treasonous' links to China, which he says should be investigated in a 'not excessively gentle manner'Thiel did not support his speculation with evidence but called on the FBI and the CIA to investigate the company.
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Bannon was quoted in a new book about the Trump White House as calling Donald Trump Jr. "treasonous" and "unpatriotic" for meeting during the 2016 presidential campaign with a Russian lawyer who was said to have damaging information on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
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It won't be repaired until we stop portraying our political opponents as treasonous enemies; and until each side unambiguously condemns activists of any stripe who cross the line from legitimate dissent into violence and the techniques of disruption that make civil discourse impossible.
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out against the impeachment inquiry threatening his presidency, characterized a political rival as treasonous, and publicly threatened the whistleblower who filed a complaint over his effort to pressure Ukraine into probing one of his main political rivals.
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Schiff offers bill to make domestic terrorism a federal crime New intel chief inherits host of challenges MORE (D-Calif.) is guilty of treason and should be jailed for complicity in covering up and defending the treasonous actions of the Obama administration.
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In the book, Bannon was quoted describing as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic" a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting Donald Trump Jr. and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner held with a group of Russians who had promised damaging information about Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
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Bannon has made some public comments about the Mueller investigation — including allegedly describing Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer in Trump Tower in June 2016 as "treasonous" — and he was interviewed and also reportedly subpoenaed in the Mueller case.
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"There are a lot of people out there that have done some very, very evil things, some bad things, I would say some treasonous things against our country," he told reporters during an Oval Office meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
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The memorials that are slated to be relocated belong to the cult of the lost cause and were built to valorize a treasonous war that was fought to preserve slavery — and to essentially deify generals like Robert E. Lee who fought it.
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Bannon is quoted in Michael Wolff's forthcoming book on the Trump White House as calling the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting "treasonous" when a Russian lawyer with alleged dirt on Hillary Clinton met with Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort.
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" From Tunisia, whose new president has called it treasonous to engage with Israel, he said, to Lebanon, where protesters are waving the Palestinian flag alongside their own, "the sentiment of the vast majority of the Arab world is going in the other direction.
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I refuse to buy the book of a man who so avowedly holds what, in a previous age, we would have called treasonous goals, but I have read the publicly released excerpts and therefore feel that we can all draw some practical conclusions.
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Mr. Trump nodded, then listed several people he believed had engaged in treasonous behavior, including James B. Comey, the former director of the F.B.I.; Andrew G. McCabe, the former acting F.B.I. director; and Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, both former F.B.I. officials.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some U.S. Republican lawmakers joined their Democratic colleagues on Tuesday in criticizing President Donald Trump for labeling them as "treasonous" and "un-American" in response to the cold reception they gave him during his State of the Union address last week.
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Mr. Mueller issued the subpoena after Mr. Bannon was quoted in a new book criticizing Mr. Trump, saying that Donald Trump Jr.'s 2016 meeting with Russians was "treasonous" and predicting that the special counsel investigation would ultimately center on money laundering.
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The Houthi leader, Abdul Malek al-Houthi, hailed Saleh's death in a speech on Monday as a victory against a treasonous conspiracy by Yemen's Saudi enemies and called for Tuesday's mass rally at a parade ground near the site of the air strikes.
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" As the general election got underway, Fr. Z found more and more to like about the GOP candidate, specifically that he recorded a video message for Catholics and was not Hillary Clinton, who he called "treasonous" and "the criminal candidate for the Part of Death.
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From time to time, you'll learn that a general or governor has become borderline disloyal or outright treasonous and you have a few ways to resolve this problem, including pressing a big button labeled "secure loyalty" that tends to work far more often than not.
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" In passages from Michael Wolff's upcoming book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," Bannon made cutting comments about Trump's cognitive abilities and alleged that Donald Trump Jr. set up a Trump Tower meeting with a Russian attorney, which Bannon now says was "treasonous.
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"Just because something is nonsense doesn't mean you don't still have to deal with nonsense and you don't have to deal with half of the country and leading congressional candidates and people for president saying you're being treasonous and all of this nonsense," he added.
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Op-Ed Contributor It is a sign of our slide toward banana republic status when the president of the United States, leader of the world's foremost democracy, publicly brands Democrats who failed to applaud his State of the Union address as un-American and treasonous.
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It seems that pro-Confederacy sentiment is a ride-or-die issue for white supremacists, and it is difficult to imagine other circumstances under which the prevailing rule of law would go so far to protect such treasonous support for an anti-US faction.
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The plot starts out looking like enemies-to-lovers, but quickly takes a turn into fake engagement territory, bringing Nya from her native Thesolo — another invented kingdom, this one in Africa, where Nya's father sits in jail for various treasonous crimes — to Liechtienbourg with Johan.
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" The White House has rebuked Bannon over excerpts from a new book by Michael Wolff which quoted him as calling the meeting between a Russian lawyer and the President's eldest son, son-in-law Jared Kushner and then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort "treasonous" and "unpatriotic.
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The big picture: Comey on Sunday admitted that he was "wrong" about the failures the IG uncovered in the FBI's surveillance process, but argued that Horowitz's report debunked the conspiracy that the investigation was a "treasonous" attempt by the FBI to overthrow the president.
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But Trump being Trump, there were also bewildering asides, withering off-script take downs of Democrats -- including calling them "treasonous" for not cheering last week's speech -- and the braggadocio with his tongue slightly in his cheek that made his 2016 campaign rallies compelling viewing.
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Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel, Silicon Valley&aposs most prominent supporter of President Donald Trump, criticized Google&aposs decision to drop out of Project Maven in August, calling it "seemingly treasonous" for Google to reject the US military while opening an artificial intelligence lab in China.
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January 3 Trump unloads on former top aide Bannon: 'He lost his mind' Bannon: 2016 Trump Tower meeting was 'treasonous' Trump taunts North Korea: My nuclear button is 'much bigger,' 'more powerful' How can you possibly top Trump calling his former top adviser insane?
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As John A. Farrell's recent biography "Richard Nixon: The Life" makes clear, candidate Nixon's clandestine and possibly treasonous contacts with South Vietnam's president Nguyen Van Thieu were indeed aimed at scuttling the talks President Lyndon Johnson had worked for weeks to organize — and they succeeded.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon called a June 2016 meeting with a group of Russians attended by Donald Trump Jr. and his father's top campaign officials "treasonous" and "unpatriotic," according to excerpts of a new book seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
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After accusing Democrats of being un-American and even treasonous for refusing to applaud during his State of the Union speech, he said on Tuesday that he would welcome a government shutdown if he cannot reach a spending deal with Congress that tightens immigration laws.
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"Individuals who were treasonous to the United States, who took up arms against their own country, and inflicted catastrophic death and suffering among U.S. citizens should not be afforded such a rare honor in this sacred space," Booker said in a statement to VICE News on Thursday.
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His major financial backers, the Mercer family, broke ties with Bannon after he enraged Trump by telling a reporter he thought it was "treasonous" that the president's eldest son met with a Kremlin-backed lawyer to seek damaging information on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election.
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In "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," Bannon is quoted by author Michael Wolff as saying that the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between members of the Trump administration and Russians was "treasonous" and that it never should have happened, according to the Guardian.
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" Earlier Wednesday, excerpts from Michael Wolff's new book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" were made public that quoted Bannon describing a 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Donald Trump Jr., two other top Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic.
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As long as you keep attacking the president, the duly elected president of the United States, in the continuation of treasonous and seditious act, I will continue to threats [sic], harass, and annoy the Boston Globe, owned by the New York Times, the other fake news.
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Many on the left and in the media began to opine wildly — without evidence — that Trump and his campaign conspired and colluded with Russia to hack the DNC and Clinton emails, and even to sway the outcome of the election itself in some treasonous, corrupt fashion.
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The men leave for the hunt, and we're brought at last to Bran's accidental discovery of the most actively treasonous secret in Westeros: Jaime and Cersei Lannister are not simply twins but lovers, and the parents of three bastard children who King Robert believes are his own.
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Jeff Flake plans speech comparing Trump's treatment of the media to Stalin (CNBC) The House Intelligence Committee will reportedly question Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon after accusing the president's son and others of "treasonous" behavior for taking a meeting with Russians during the 201 campaign.
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And it's also against the backdrop of President Trump tweeting against Google very frequently about them being treasonous and helping... There's a lot of pressure in lots of ways in this and it is all part of the trade talks and the idea of advantaging China, essentially.
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Soon after the 2018 State of the Union, Trump was feuding with his new FBI director, mishandling a spousal abuse drama surrounding a top aide, scuttling a bipartisan immigration plan with a veto threat and accusing Democrats of being "treasonous" for not applauding his speech sufficiently loudly.
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Even worse, these lawsuits helped make the A.C.A. the salient partisan issue of the Obama administration, turning the law into the ultimate Republican litmus test: Implementing a state insurance exchange or expanding Medicaid, even when it seemed in a state's interest, became treasonous for the party.
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Bulbov was trapped in his own box: He could not suggest that the system that had jailed him for three years while encouraging Voronenkov by rewarding his crimes, allowing him into F.S.K.N., catapulting him in the Duma, was a terrible one, because that too would be treasonous.
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Again, let me emphasize, this very issue was debated in the context of excluding treason involving a number of framers and the answer was put forward by Pinckney, is that if a president -- the scenario was, if a president engages in treasonous acts, pardons his associates -- GIGOT: Right.
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He can now point to some of the pronouncements from former officials like John Brennan, a former head of the CIA turned cable-news talking-head, who called Mr Trump "treasonous" and "in the pocket of Putin", as yet more evidence of an incompetent establishment set against him.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon's comment that a meeting between Trump campaign officials and a group of Russians was "treasonous" focused on President Donald Trump's son and not his former campaign manager, as Bannon now maintains, the author of a book containing the remark said on Monday.
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Bannon called Don Jr.'s infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russian officials "treasonous, unpatriotic and bad shit," and went on to rant about how they should have had the meeting at arm's length with lawyers in a nondescript hotel in New Hampshire if they were criminal masterminds.
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The immediate cause of the divorce wasn't over ideas, but a more personal betrayal: Bannon's assertion that members of the president's inner circle, include son Donald Trump Jr. and son-in-law Jared Kushner, were guilty of "treasonous" and "unpatriotic" acts by meeting with Russian officials during the campaign.
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Duckworth, a combat veteran who lost both her legs in the Iraq war, took to Twitter Monday evening to unleash on President Donald Trump after he called Democrats who didn't applaud his State of the Union address "treasonous" while speaking at a Sheffer factory in Cincinnati earlier that day.
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Axios reported that Bannon does not have first-hand knowledge about whether Trump Jr. told his father, and Bannon later said his "treasonous" remark was directed at Manafort and not Trump Jr. UPDATE: This story has been updated with more comments from President Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani.
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"As long as you keep attacking the president, the duly elected president of the United States, in the continuation of your treasonous and seditious acts, I will continue to threats, harass and annoy The Boston Globe, owned by The New York Times, the other fake news," he replied.
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Excerpts from "Fire and Fury" began to appear online earlier this week, leading to a break between Mr. Trump and his onetime chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, who is quoted in the book calling Donald Trump Jr.'s actions during the campaign "treasonous" and "unpatriotic" and insulting Ivanka Trump.
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Last month, Mr. Brennan said the president should be impeached for "treasonous" behavior after Mr. Trump stood next to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at a news conference in Finland and cast doubt on the conclusion of the intelligence agencies that Moscow interfered in the 2016 presidential election.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon's comment that a meeting between Trump campaign officials and a group of Russians was "treasonous" focused on President Donald Trump's son and not his former campaign manager, as Bannon now maintains, the author of a book containing the remark said on Monday.
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But efforts to take down the statues have been met with violent resistance by groups that insist that the uncritical celebration of white heritage, even in the treasonous form of the rebellious Civil War, is preferable to creating public spaces that acknowledge and attempt to repair racial injustice.
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In the last few months, from his position as a paid commentator on MSNBC, John Brennan has repeatedly stated that the duly elected president of the United States is beholden to Vladimir Putin, potentially being blackmailed by him, and has gone as far as to call the president's actions treasonous.
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But if anyone in recent American history is deserving of the term, it would be President Donald Trump, who has called congressional Democrats "treasonous" for not clapping during the State of the Union address and has attempted to purge the FBI and Justice Department of those he sees as disloyal conspirators.
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" And former CIA Director John BrennanJohn Owen BrennanWebb: Questions for Robert Mueller A brief timeline of Trump's clashes with intelligence director Dan Coats Trump critic Brennan praises his Iran decision: I 'applaud' him MORE on Monday went so far as to describe the president's conduct as "nothing short of treasonous.
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Second, is former US Navy lieutenant Steve Bannon, the man who said the Trump Tower meeting was "treasonous," a friend or foe for former Marine second lieutenant Robert Mueller, the recipient of the Bronze Star with Valor, two Navy Commendation Medals, The Purple Heart, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry?
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" In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Trump said "I feel betrayed" by former advisor and campaign chief Steve Bannon for his derogatory comments about Trump and his family, as well as his suggestion that a now-infamous Trump Tower meeting between Trump campaign officials and Russians was "treasonous.
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In "Fire and Fury," Mr. Bannon was quoted by the author, Michael Wolff, as suggesting that Donald Trump Jr.; the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner; and Paul Manafort, his campaign chairman at the time, were "treasonous" and "unpatriotic" for attending the meeting with Russians at Trump Tower.
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Bannon, who's returned to his role as alt-right media company Breitbart News executive chairman since being ousted from the White House, is no stranger to boldly sharing his thoughts and opinions — but even so, seeing a former member of the administration call Trump's son's actions "treasonous" is a pretty big deal.
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In a summary of the portion of the book published Wednesday by The Guardian, Bannon is said to have described a meeting between Donald Trump, Jr., and a group of Russians who claimed to have damning information on Hillary Clinton as "treasonous," and disparaged the administration's mishandling of allegations of Russian collusion.
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Read more: The life and rise of billionaire investor Peter Thiel, the PayPal cofounder who called Google 'seemingly treasonous,' wants to get injections of young people's blood, and is Trump's biggest Silicon Valley supporterThe investment firm is run by cofounder Ajay Royan, and reportedly has more than $1.2 billion in assets under management.
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Opposition leaders who support the sanctions, or are associated with them because of their longstanding ties to the United States, will be seen as treasonous — much as Republicans in the Trump administration, including Trump himself, are portrayed by those who believe they collaborated with the Russian government to win the 85033 election.
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With the term "treasonous" having been uttered by Stephen Bannon (referring to a meeting involving Donald Trump Jr.), and with Robert Mueller's investigation getting close to the president himself, I believe that Mr. Trump is purposely using the term in an offhand way so as to trivialize it, empty it of its gravity.
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In the book, Mr. Bannon was quoted suggesting that Donald Trump Jr.; Jared Kushner, his brother-in-law; and Paul Manafort, then the campaign chairman, had been "treasonous" and "unpatriotic" for meeting with Russians after being promised incriminating information on Hillary Clinton during a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower in Manhattan.
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He suggested that Ms. Giove had been "on the wrong side of history for every important issue facing New York State," pointing out Ms. Giove's former role as a spokeswoman for the I.D.C., which was viewed by many Democrats in the state as treasonous for its long partnership with the Republican leadership.
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Mr. Bannon, above at his swearing-in, is quoted saying that a Trump team meeting with Russians during the campaign was "treasonous" and that the special counsel in the Russia inquiry would "crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV." Separately, Mr. Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, sued the special counsel.
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Among the book's most salacious allegations were that former White House advisor Steve Bannon called Trump's oldest daughter Ivanka "dumb as a brick" and his son Donald Jr. "treasonous," that Trump repeatedly tried to have sex with his friends' wives, and that "everyone around him" questions his intelligence and fitness for office.
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From the beginning, he was careful to present himself to his primary audience of stragglers as one of them: a self-made individual who had to overcome hurdles thrown in his way by an arrogant and venal elite that indulged treasonous Muslims while pouring contempt on salt-of-the-earth Hindus like himself.
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Trump and his administration are piling on Bannon a day after the release of excerpts from author Michael Wolff's book, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," revealed that Bannon had described Donald Trump Jr. as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic" for setting up a 2016 meeting at Trump Tower with a Russian lawyer.
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Likewise, if you send armies out to fight the Yellow Turbans, you're not going to have them available to handle any new rebel armies that spawn in your own territory, or to go and bring treasonous officials back into line, and their upkeep cost will prevent you from spending money on infrastructure you desperately need.
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" Earlier on Wednesday, The Guardian had released excerpts from an advance copy of a new book by Michael Wolff, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, in which Bannon is quoted as calling the infamous Trump Tower meeting in 2016 between Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, and a group of Russians "treasonous" and "unpatriotic.
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Words cannot express the danger to democracy of a reelected Trump with a Republican majority in Congress marching in lockstep behind his dark vision of anti-democratic impulses, repeated claims that his major opponents are treasonous, and crony capitalist corruptions that must never again be allowed to dominate American politics and poison American democracy.
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" The parts of the book that have been publicized so far, through excerpts and those who had obtained advanced copies, have contained explosive allegations about the President and his family members, particularly from former Chief White House Strategist and campaign executive Steve Bannon, who called Donald Trump Jr.'s summer 2016 meeting with a Russian attorney "treasonous.
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In the excerpts, Bannon says he thinks Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer in search of dirt on Hillary Clinton was "treasonous," speculates that the elder Trump may have been involved in the meeting too, and asserts that Jared Kushner is involved in some "greasy" business that could expose him to money laundering charges.
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A U.S. intelligence assessment last year found Russia had meddled in the 2016 U.S. elections and that its goals eventually included aiding Trump Sr. Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon in his new book expressed derision and astonishment over a 2016 meeting between Trump Jr., his father's top campaign officials and a Russian lawyer, terming it "treasonous".
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" In an excerpt from Michael Wolff's book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, obtained by The Guardian, when asked about the meeting Bannon reportedly said, "Even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad shit, and I happen to think it's all of that, you should have called the FBI immediately.
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Apparently, though, Trump and his cronies have concluded that the best strategy is to obfuscate the real issues through contrived memos that have no bearing on what matters most — that is, the possible criminal, and perhaps even treasonous, acts of the president and several of his senior advisors, and the role of Russia in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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The military said it recovered all the weapons and captured those involved, calling the uprising "treasonous" and motivated by "obscure interests tied to the far right," according to the AP. A group of the guardsmen also reportedly posted videos on social media saying they won't recognize the government of President Nicolas Maduro, and urged him to leave power.
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While numerous statues of treasonous Confederate leaders still stare down bystanders in the U.S. Capitol, Paine's enduring challenge to our nation to resist duplicitous authority, uphold inalienable freedoms of speech and the press, recognize our country as a sanctuary for refugees, and "reinvent" the world in our own times, remains as vital as in his own Revolutionary times.
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" Rewind some tape, and you find that this White House has used the "just kidding — you don't get it" response before: When Trump suggested to laughter by supporters that it was "treasonous" that Democrats were so stone-faced during his State of the Union address, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said he was "clearly joking.
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If it was, all of the Republicans in that chamber are treasonous and un-American as well because when former President Barack Obama would tout his accomplishments in office -- as Trump was doing last Tuesday night -- lots and lots of Republican legislators would sit on their hands while the Democratic side of the aisle erupted in cheers.
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" The White House issued a statement Wednesday attacking Bannon as excerpts of the book emerged with quotes attributed to him that denigrated the President and Donald Trump Jr. The book quotes Bannon as saying a 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer purportedly offering damaging information about Hillary Clinton was "treasonous.
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Or he could provide evidence to suggest he was guilty of the arguably lesser, or at least more explicable in a blundering political amateur, offence of obstructing justice by leaning on and sacking Mr Comey in a bid to cover up the sordid, but not treasonous, sorts of collusion between his advisers and Russians that have already come to light.
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"If Obama can release five terrorists, ISIS-supporting terrorists, for one treasonous prisoner, then of course any deal is possible," one militiamen said in YouTube livestream broadcast from the wildlife refuge on Saturday, apparently referring to the swap of Taliban prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay that freed Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl from five years of militant captivity in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2014.
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Donald Trump meets with Peter Thiel on December 14, 2016 roughly a month before Trump would take power in the U.S.Photo: Getty ImagesBillionaire Peter Thiel has called for a federal investigation into Google's refusal to work with the U.S. military and says that the tech giant's relationship with the Chinese military is "treasonous," according to a new report from Axios late Sunday.
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Top aide: Trump's Cuba dealings weren't 'treasonous': Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpPossible GOP challenger says Trump doesn't doesn't deserve reelection, but would vote for him over Democrat O'Rourke: Trump driving global, U.S. economy into recession Manchin: Trump has 'golden opportunity' on gun reforms MORE's campaign manager is pushing back on allegations that the Republican presidential nominee's businesses violated the embargo on Cuba in 1998.
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"Treasonous is defined as a betrayal of trust as well as aiding and abetting the enemy, so that was the word that came to mind … This was an opportunity for Donald Trump to fulfill his responsibilities, to say, 'Russia, cut this out, don't do it again, and if you do it again, you're going to pay a cost,' " Brennan said Friday.
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Harry ReidHarry Mason Reid85033 Democrats fight to claim Obama's mantle on health care Reid says he wishes Franken would run for Senate again Panel: How Biden's gaffes could cost him against Trump MORE (D-Nev.) to President Obama, Democratic leaders have been vilified not just as politically suspect but as morally bankrupt, treasonous America-haters who have made this country weak.
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The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump sparks backlash with nuclear button tweet | Bannon reportedly called Trump Jr. Russia meeting 'treasonous' | Bannon: 'Zero' chance Trump didn't know about meeting | Trump to meet lawmakers on budget, DACA | Latest on winter storm hitting East Coast | Most politically active celebs in Trump era | McDonald's new dollar menu LATEST WITH NORTH KOREA This. Guy. Scares.
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As Rasputin sold quackery to the Romanovs, so Britain's PM has peddled a fantasy, milquetoast Brexit that tries to reconcile the fringe "no-dealers" in her own party, for whom compromise with Brussels on issues like freedom of movement is treasonous, and with those who never wanted to leave in the first place, many of whom want a second referendum.
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I believe the withdrawal from Syria was treasonous — because it handed American influence in the Middle East to Vladimir PutinVladimir Vladimirovich PutinPutin pardons dual U.S. citizen held on drug charges Trump's impeachment trial could use a secret ballot Bolton should testify, but that won't change the verdict — here's what could MORE and prompted Erdoğan to partner with Russia in driving out the Kurds.
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" In the excerpts, Bannon described a July 2016 meeting at Trump Tower that included Donald Trump Jr.Donald (Don) John TrumpDick Cheney to attend fundraiser supporting Trump reelection: report House chairman warns foreign governments to 'cease and desist' spending money at Trump properties Chris Cuomo: 'I should be better than the guys baiting me' MORE and a Russian lawyer as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic.
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" In the book, Bannon criticizes Trump and his family, calling Donald Trump Jr.Donald (Don) John TrumpDick Cheney to attend fundraiser supporting Trump reelection: report House chairman warns foreign governments to 'cease and desist' spending money at Trump properties Chris Cuomo: 'I should be better than the guys baiting me' MORE's meeting with a Russian lawyer at Trump Tower in 2016 "treasonous" and "unpatriotic.
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Developing now, Wednesday, July 18, 93 President Trump says he misspoke and accepts the U.S. intelligence community's findings about Russia meddling in the 2016 elections as he tried to extinguish the bipartisan firestorm over his news conference with Vladimir Putin; in an interview with FOX News' Tucker Carlson, the president slams former CIA Director John Brennan for calling his news conference with Putin 'treasonous.
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The line of questioning only makes sense in a world where the most important topic of the moment is not what the precise relationship was between the Trump campaign and the Russian government, but the treasonous attacks on Donald Trump from within the deep state, a world where no matter what the question, the answer is always criminal behaviour by President Obama and his cronies.
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If you read the newspapers, tuned into the cable TV pundits or received an email from one of the Democrats running for president, you'd swear Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE was back to his treasonous ways.
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President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE on Monday accused Democrats of "treasonous" behavior during his State of the Union address, escalating partisan tensions during a crucial stretch for Congress.
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" His comments come as President TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE has lashed out at Democrats over border security this week, saying in a tweet on Wednesday night that their actions on the issue were "treasonous.
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Bannon called Donald Trump Jr.Donald (Don) John TrumpDick Cheney to attend fundraiser supporting Trump reelection: report House chairman warns foreign governments to 'cease and desist' spending money at Trump properties Chris Cuomo: 'I should be better than the guys baiting me' MORE "treasonous" in excerpts from the book published in The Guardian and New York Magazine over the elder Trump son's 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer.
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The answer is a clear and simple no, for a very clear and simple reason: For a president to have the power to pardon himself (or herself) would mean that presidents are above the law, that they could violate any law they choose — no matter how egregious or even treasonous — and then preclude themselves from being prosecuted or otherwise brought to justice by simply pardoning themselves.
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Bannon reportedly called a meeting between Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer "treasonous" and said there was "zero chance" President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE didn't know about it.
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Each repeated allegation Trump makes that the Intelligence Community engaged in political espionage or that the FBI is treasonous gives Putin more cover for Russia's ongoing operations in the U.S. Worse yet, when Americans believe Trump's claims that judges are partial or the media is propaganda, it becomes easier it is for Putin to justify his own autocratic hold on power, and claim that democracy is a sham.
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Also today: The Dow fell more than 2023,000 points in its biggest daily point drop ever and President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE accused Democrats of "treasonous" behavior at his State of the Union.
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But the questions didn't ask whether the president's actions were "treasonous," as former CIA director John BrennanJohn Owen BrennanWebb: Questions for Robert Mueller A brief timeline of Trump's clashes with intelligence director Dan Coats Trump critic Brennan praises his Iran decision: I 'applaud' him MORE said, nor do they ask whether people thought having better relations with Russia made sense as a way to push back against Iran and China.
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In excerpts of the book, Bannon blasted the president's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr.Donald (Don) John TrumpDick Cheney to attend fundraiser supporting Trump reelection: report House chairman warns foreign governments to 'cease and desist' spending money at Trump properties Chris Cuomo: 'I should be better than the guys baiting me' MORE, calling him "treasonous" and "unpatriotic" for attending the now infamous June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer.
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Bannon is also quoted in the book as saying Donald Trump Jr.Donald (Don) John TrumpDick Cheney to attend fundraiser supporting Trump reelection: report House chairman warns foreign governments to 'cease and desist' spending money at Trump properties Chris Cuomo: 'I should be better than the guys baiting me' MORE's controversial June 85033 meeting with a Russian lawyer at Trump Tower was "treasonous" and "unpatriotic" — an attack he later walked back.
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The latest drama comes as recently released excerpts of Michael Wolff's upcoming book "Fire and Fury: Inside Trump's White House" detail former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon describing top aides to then-candidate Donald Trump, including the president's son Donald Trump Jr., as "unpatriotic" and "treasonous" for meeting with Russians who claimed to have dirt on his rival candidate Hillary Clinton and did not report the claims to the FBI.
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In the book, which immediately became a best-seller, Bannon was quoted as calling Donald Trump Jr.Donald (Don) John TrumpDick Cheney to attend fundraiser supporting Trump reelection: report House chairman warns foreign governments to 'cease and desist' spending money at Trump properties Chris Cuomo: 'I should be better than the guys baiting me' MORE "treasonous" and "unpatriotic" for meeting with a Russian lawyer during his father's presidential campaign.
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There are things we know to be true because we experience them daily — we get harassed by police for nothing more than driving down a street; we make less money than our white peers; our lives are so devalued that it causes a national backlash when we argue that they matter; our states and towns still proudly honor the treasonous movement that fought to keep our ancestors enslaved.
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When I was taken to the Hilton Hotel where the team was working on the papers — not in the headquarters of The Times but in the hotel — I was told that we had these papers and it was of course against the law to have these papers and it could even be treasonous to have these papers, and if I did not want to work on them, I was free not to work on them.
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" To be clear, McVeigh, who visited Waco, Texas, during the infamous siege at a cult compound in 1993 that resulted in a fire that killed more than 20123 people, was radicalized by what he viewed as tyrannical government action taken at Waco, writing to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) before the Oklahoma City bombing, "all you tyrannical people will swing in the wind one day for your treasonous actions.
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And when you look at what people were saying, how they were openly conspiring against Donald Trump&aposs election, how they were fantasizing about his impeachment after the election, that really called into question what&aposs going on with the entire basis of the Mueller probe particularly as now a year-and-a-half into this we have no evidence of treasonous collusion with Russia and a lot of evidence of bad behavior by the FBI.
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And he had said, when we asked about those same questions about whether Google was cooperating with the Chinese government in ways that could be considered treasonous, he kind of demurred from that but then focused on the idea that he's been disappointed with some of the companies in the Silicon Valley, the idea they have not wanted to do work for defense department, the idea that they've kind of caved to some of their employees with those feelings.
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" In the book, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" by author Michael Wolff, Bannon said that a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between campaign officials and a Russian lawyer believed to have political dirt on then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTop Sanders adviser: Warren isn't competing for 'same pool of voters' Anti-Trump vets join Steyer group in pressing Democrats to impeach Trump Republicans plot comeback in New Jersey MORE was "treasonous.
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Nearly half of President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE's supporters say he mischaracterized Democrats who refused to applaud during his State of the Union address when he called them treasonous, according to a new Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey.
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In that book, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" by Michael Wolff, Bannon, the Breitbart News chief, called a June 2016 meeting between Trump's eldest son and a Russian lawyer "treasonous" and suggested that there may be something to special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerTrump calls for probe of Obama book deal Democrats express private disappointment with Mueller testimony Kellyanne Conway: 'I'd like to know' if Mueller read his own report MORE's investigation.
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But Clinton's campaign, in concert with the Democratic Party and through their shared law firm, funded Christopher Steele's unverified dossier which, it turns out, falsely portrayed Republican Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE as a treasonous asset colluding with Russian President Vladimir Putin to hijack the U.S. election.
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Among Bannon's claims in the book is that a controversial 2016 meeting between Donald Trump Jr.Donald (Don) John TrumpDick Cheney to attend fundraiser supporting Trump reelection: report House chairman warns foreign governments to 'cease and desist' spending money at Trump properties Chris Cuomo: 'I should be better than the guys baiting me' MORE and a Russian lawyer was "treasonous" and that Trump himself was likely told about the meeting — a claim that the White House denies.
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The president denounced "treasonous" people who should be investigated themselves, and the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee suggested a separate inquiry into potential anti-Trump bias at the F.B.I. The attorney general: William Barr's decision to declare that Mr. Trump had not committed a crime — despite the fact that the special counsel, Robert Mueller, stopped short of exonerating the president — has renewed a debate about the role of American law enforcement in politically charged investigations.
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One week after the State of the Union address and the president's call for national unity, America remains no less divided and President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE has since branded the Democrats as treasonous amidst a stock market meltdown.
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" Miller was referring to former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon, who is quoted in Michael Wolff's "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" as calling a meeting between Donald Trump Jr.Donald (Don) John TrumpDick Cheney to attend fundraiser supporting Trump reelection: report House chairman warns foreign governments to 'cease and desist' spending money at Trump properties Chris Cuomo: 'I should be better than the guys baiting me' MORE and a Russian lawyer "treasonous" and "unpatriotic.
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Bannon claimed in the book that a controversial 2016 meeting between the president's eldest son Donald Trump Jr.Donald (Don) John TrumpDick Cheney to attend fundraiser supporting Trump reelection: report House chairman warns foreign governments to 'cease and desist' spending money at Trump properties Chris Cuomo: 'I should be better than the guys baiting me' MORE and a Russian lawyer was "treasonous," and that Trump himself was likely told about the meeting — a claim the White House denies.
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" Earlier Wednesday, excerpts from Michael Wolff's new book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" were leaked that quoted Bannon describing a 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Donald Trump Jr.Donald (Don) John TrumpDick Cheney to attend fundraiser supporting Trump reelection: report House chairman warns foreign governments to 'cease and desist' spending money at Trump properties Chris Cuomo: 'I should be better than the guys baiting me' MORE, two other top Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic.
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Wouldn't it be wonderful if President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE, who appears to view himself as a monarch, would have to accuse a Democratic majority in Congress of being treasonous for not applauding his deceitful words in his next State of Union?
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Much worse, as the Mueller investigations of this corrupt and treasonous administration creep closer to indictments, and as exposés such as Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury turn over this maggoty rock of a White House, Trump—openly aided and abetted by the same Republicans in the Congress who are supposed to be our watchdogs of justice—has turned to truly frightening tactics, including an attempt to exercise prior restraint to stop publication of a book the president doesn't like, and investigations of ... the investigators.
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We recently learned that the FBI's initial justification for opening the Trump-Russia collusion case — the belief that another campaign aide, George PapadopoulosGeorge Demetrios PapadopoulosFlynn, Papadopoulos to speak at event preparing 'social media warriors' for 'digital civil war' Judge dismisses DNC lawsuit against Trump campaign, Russia over election interference Mueller hearings should lead Democrats to be shocked at abuse of justice system MORE, might have colluded with Moscow — quickly fell apart when Papadopoulos told an FBI informant he didn't collude and would consider such activity treasonous.
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" Bannon is quoted in the book as calling Donald Trump Jr.Donald (Don) John TrumpDick Cheney to attend fundraiser supporting Trump reelection: report House chairman warns foreign governments to 'cease and desist' spending money at Trump properties Chris Cuomo: 'I should be better than the guys baiting me' MORE's meeting with a Russian lawyer during the Trump campaign "treasonous" and saying "they're going to crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV." After the comments were made public, Trump said Bannon "lost his mind.
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By John SolomonOpinion Contributor Just weeks after the FBI opened a dramatic counterintelligence probe into President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE and Russia, one of his presidential campaign advisers emphatically told an undercover bureau source there was no election collusion occurring because such activity would be treasonous.
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Former CIA Director John BrennanJohn Owen BrennanWebb: Questions for Robert Mueller A brief timeline of Trump's clashes with intelligence director Dan Coats Trump critic Brennan praises his Iran decision: I 'applaud' him MORE on Sunday defended his fierce criticisms of President TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE — including calling his actions "treasonous" — saying he doesn't believe he's being political.
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Among the misunderstood "jokes" that Trump has told: That Democrats were "treasonous" for not standing to applaud during his State of the Union speechThat he might consider getting rid of term limits on the presidencyThat his sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, would be a terrific Supreme Court justiceThat former President Barack Obama was the founder of ISIS For someone who "jokes" a lot -- and quite clearly, based on the 2016 campaign and his rallies as president, likes to make people laugh -- Trump isn't someone who laughs much himself.
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We get Trump, Steve Bannon ("I don't agree with [Moore's] politics," Bannon is shown saying, "but I think he makes a great film"), birtherism, the Central Park Five, Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, Mark Halperin, Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose, Roseanne, "the media" (and especially the New York Times), Trump's "treasonous" meeting with Putin in Helsinki in July 2018, Bill Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Flint, Parkland, Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Colin Kaepernick, Nazis, and Gwen Stefani, whom Moore insists is the reason Trump ran for president in the first place.
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" Earlier Wednesday, excerpts from Michael Wolff's new book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" were made public that quoted Bannon describing a 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Donald Trump Jr.Donald (Don) John TrumpDick Cheney to attend fundraiser supporting Trump reelection: report House chairman warns foreign governments to 'cease and desist' spending money at Trump properties Chris Cuomo: 'I should be better than the guys baiting me' MORE, two other top Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic.
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Consider the behavior of Trump and his administration since that first Washington Post report: * Trump suggested the whistleblower was a "spy" and suggested he or she might have committed a treasonous act * Trump accused, with zero evidence, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of co-writing the whistleblower complaint * Trump authorized the release of a rough transcript of the July conversation between he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky which showed, quite clearly, he was pressuring a foreign leader to look into debunked corruption allegations against Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.
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Trump says he accepts US intel on Russia -- then adds it 'could be other people also' Trump printout of Putin comments includes handwritten 'there was no collusion' House conservatives criticize media, not Trump, for Putin furor Obama appears to rebuke Trump in Mandela lecture Ryan: Trump's conference with Putin not treasonous Resolution rebuking Trump over Putin ruled out of order by House SPARKS FLY AT SOCIAL MEDIA HEARING: Lawmakers clashed Tuesday at a contentious hearing over claims that social media platforms and tech companies are biased against conservative viewpoints.
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In the excerpts, Bannon called "treasonous" a 2016 meeting that Donald Trump Jr.Donald (Don) John TrumpDick Cheney to attend fundraiser supporting Trump reelection: report House chairman warns foreign governments to 'cease and desist' spending money at Trump properties Chris Cuomo: 'I should be better than the guys baiting me' MORE took in Trump Tower with a Russian lawyer under the pretense of obtaining "dirt" on Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTop Sanders adviser: Warren isn't competing for 'same pool of voters' Anti-Trump vets join Steyer group in pressing Democrats to impeach Trump Republicans plot comeback in New Jersey MORE.
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Whistleblowers are not spies or treasonous actors — as President TrumpDonald John TrumpDemocrats request testimony from Trump's former Russia adviser Trump adviser: 'He should stop saying things that are untrue' US moves British ISIS suspects from Syria amid Turkish invasion MORE irresponsibly accused the whistleblower who complained of his July 85033 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in which he asked Zelensky to do the "favor" of investigating his political rival, former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenDemocrats request testimony from Trump's former Russia adviser Pence open to releasing transcripts of call with Ukraine Trey Gowdy joins Trump's legal team MORE and his family.
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