Bill Weld Calls for Trump to be Executed

[TJ in Oregon]

“Talk about pressuring a foreign country to interfere with and control a U.S. election, it couldn’t be clearer. And that’s not just undermining democratic institutions, that is treason," Weld said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." "It’s treason pure and simple. And the penalty for treason under the U.S. Code is death. That’s the only penalty.”

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Weld’s mention of the death penalty later ignited a conversation about the “legal framework” of the claim. Weld again said, “The only penalty for treason is death, it’s spelled out in the statute.”

[Green Line]

If thats what the law says, it is what it is.

Nobody should be executed.  Removal from office is fine with me.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

I guess he’s an originalist

[Vittorio]

I see that the tough on crime faction of the Republican Party has their spokesman.

[Goldwater]

Going for that antifa vote I see.

[DrScholl]

Can't blame this one on the Democratic Party.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I do think that Trump's relationships with foreign leaders often constitute conflict of interest or in some cases even sedition of one kind or another, but they're manifestly not "treason" and Weld is just making himself look like a fool.

[dead0man]

if it can be shown that a certain level of treason was committed....yeah, I don't have a problem with this.  It certainly has a higher likelihood of happening than Trump going down in the history books as a top 10 President.

[Grassroots]

Lets go.

[Obama-Biden Democrat]

The law and order party is now the part of money laundering, tax fraud, bank fraud, campaign finance violations, obstruction of justice and inviting hostile foreign governments to rig US elections.

[Hindsight was 2020]

Tough but fair

[Woody]

What a beast.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

All our recent Presidents are traitors.

[junior chįmp]

Weld needs to tone down the violent GOP rhetoric

[Mr. Reactionary]

I do think that Trump's relationships with foreign leaders often constitute conflict of interest or in some cases even sedition of one kind or another, but they're manifestly not "treason" and Weld is just making himself look like a fool.

This. We are not at war with Ukraine or Russia. Therefore factually this is not treason.

[MasterJedi]

He's just being a law and order conservative, treason has always meant the death penalty.

[KaiserDave]

Comrade Bill and Jeb! will lead the antifa revolution.

[Cory]

I do think that Trump's relationships with foreign leaders often constitute conflict of interest or in some cases even sedition of one kind or another, but they're manifestly not "treason" and Weld is just making himself look like a fool.

[Slander and/or Libel]

It's also just factually not the case that the only punishment for treason is death.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Looks like he just volunteered.

Mr. Trump says, "if a Republican ever did what Joe Biden did ... they'd be getting the electric chair right now".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOkHj9HkpSo

I do not support capital punishment, but I do support right to die. Since Mr. Trump has said he thinks he should to die in the electric chair, we should not get in his way. (Virginia is convenient to DC, and I doubt the government would object to allowing Mr. Trump to avail himself of their electric chair.)

[Middle-aged Europe]

Well, I suppose he won't win the nomination.

[Yellowhammer]

Soviet Bill, talking about killing off the bourgeoise.

[MasterJedi]

Soviet Bill, talking about killing off the bourgeoise.

Patriotic Bill talking about stopping a Russian Traitor to the US!

[TJ in Oregon]

Soviet Bill, talking about killing off the bourgeoise.

The Republican primary would be one heck of a coup!

[KaiserDave]

Comrade Bill will lead the protracted peoples war! Antifa Jeb! will assist.