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The Most Dangerous Word in American Politics
Once again, the President of the United States is accusing journalists of “treason.”This time it happened aboard Air Force One, where Trump lashed out at New York Times reporter David Sanger over reporting on the war in Iran.“I actually think it’s kind of treasonous what you write,” Trump said. Then, moments later, he doubled down. “I actually think it’s treason.”Here’s the whole exchange.The Founding Fathers considered treason so dangerous as a political weapon that they did something extraordinary: they narrowly defined it — and no other crime — directly in the Constitution itself. The…
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