prior to trump's run for president manafort helped prop up candidates in eastern european nations that are russian puppets.
this undermines NATO.
manafort was also trump's campaign manager....trump's campaign moved to soften the GOP's posture on russia.
This just highlights how big of an IF there is in an "If we're at war scenario". It changes everything.
The fact is we aren't at war with Russia, and it's not a mere technicality, so the rules don't apply.
I hadn't considered Manafort's pre-campaign work in the Ukraine when answering your question, only actual charges he'd been convicted of/admitted to. With regards to his pre-camaign work, in (hypothetical) wartime, you could make an argument that it's treason. However, being at war with a country might have prevented him from taking that job. War changes everything.
the US and russia may not be in a state of declared war but we are indeed at war.
Hyperbole.
it's straight up silly to defend trump based upon the fact that the crimes committed by manafort, gates and flynn simply because they are not legally categorized as treason.
it's not treason because we are not in a declared war.
Again: we aren't at war with Russia, and it's not like someone just forgot to declare it by accident. America and Russia are not at war- declared or otherwise. Stop.
Also, being at war likely changes people's behavior too. Not just the rules.
do you not realize that there are acts of subversion against America that can take place in times of "Peace"?
what should happen to Americans who work to subvert America's general well being on the global stage?
Of course there acts of subversion that take place in times of peace. Like the aforementioned Rosenbergs. Americans who engage in espionage should get what they got. It takes some serious reaching to see anything comparable to what they did with manafort or flynn, though. But get your Dhalsim on.
