Analysis: The president is wielding power in ways not seen in the United States in generations — if ever.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump found four former federal officials guilty of"treason" Thursday — and then commissioned his intelligence agencies to help the Department of Justice prove it.
"In this case I believe it is a deliberate attempt to confuse the public, to spin a certain narrative about our intelligence community, to throw pixie dust over the facts surrounding the 2016 election," she said."And it’s remarkable in my mind that he’s been successful with these tactics" in terms of convincing a significant share of the American public that he is the victim of a"deep state" conspiracy.
Under the Constitution, treason is defined as waging war against the United States or aiding and abetting an enemy of the nation, and the law has typically recognized"enemies" of the U.S. as countries with which the U.S. is engaged in open and active hostilities. There's already evidence of Barr breaking with norms to aid the president, according to some legal scholars.
"Countries with the rule of law do not conduct criminal investigations for political reasons," he said."In countries that lack the rule of law — like Russia — the ruling political officials instrumentally utilize the legal system to target opponents for criminal prosecution as a means of intimidation or punishment."House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
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