By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
President Trump made the bold claim that former FBI Director James Comey and former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe were guilty of treason during a wild press conference Thursday.
The assertion came after NBC reporter Peter Alexander pointed out that the “Constitution says treason is punishable by death,” and then said, “You’ve accused your adversaries of treason. Who specifically are you accusing of treason?”
Trump responded, “Well I think a number of people. And I think what you look is that they have unsuccessfully tried to take down the wrong person.”
So who’s he talking about?
“If you look at Comey, if you look at McCabe, if you look at people probably higher than that.”
It’s unclear who is higher than the director of the FBI. Former President Obama, whom Trump has accused of playing a role in the investigation into Trump’s campaign?
Trump didn’t say whether any of them should be executed, but his response was cringe-worthy. He also does not appear to understand what treason is.
Treason refers to conspiring to overthrow the government or aiding international groups that are enemies of the U.S.
The irony is that Trump has been accused of working on behalf of Russia, a persistent threat to the U.S.
