“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you are able to find….”
—Donald Trump (2016)
“Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.”
—U.S. Const., art. III, § 3, cl. 1
“Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.”
—18 U.S. Code § 2381 – Treason
“Words which, ordinarily and in many places, would be within the freedom of speech protected by the First Amendment may become subject to prohibition when of such a nature and used in such circumstances as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils which Congress has a right to prevent.”
—Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47 (1919)
“I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, so help me God.”
—Barack Obama (2013)
“Whoever having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered, that he will testify, declare, depose, or certify truly, or that any written testimony, declaration, deposition, or certificate by him subscribed, is true, willfully and contrary to such oath states or subscribes any material matter which he does not believe to be true is guilty of perjury and shall, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. This section is applicable whether the statement or subscription is made within or without the United States.”
—18 U.S. Code § 1621 – Perjury
“The Obama administration responded with several warnings to Moscow, but tempered its response…
Administration officials told the Committee that they did not want the response to Russian election interference to be seen as a politically motivated….”
—U.S. Senate (2020)
WE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE would have never arrived at this point of such extreme uncertainty for our domestic tranquility, more divided than any other time since the Civil War, if Barack Obama had simply executed the law faithfully like he swore to do, so help him God.
Ronald Grey 