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1Was Mumford really executed for treason as it is defined in the Constitution? The wiki article gives charges against him as "high crimes and misdemeanors against the laws of the United States, and the peace and dignity thereof and the Law Martial", which sounds a bit different, formally at least. Butler (the commander who executed him) did say it was for treason, but that was in a military order to the troops performing the execution.what number you wanted– what number you wanted2019-09-21 13:34:32 +00:00Commented Sep 21, 2019 at 13:34
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@Fizz Seems inconsistent in how people write about it. Included it here to point out how just incredibly rare it is, making it kind of a meaningless bar for Trump. You can do a lot of really really bad things to the country and still not commit "treason".Bryan Krause– Bryan Krause2019-09-21 13:52:34 +00:00Commented Sep 21, 2019 at 13:52
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1Well, I asked on law.stackexchange.com/questions/44899/…what number you wanted– what number you wanted2019-09-21 13:53:10 +00:00Commented Sep 21, 2019 at 13:53
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@Fizz Yeah I'm curious what the result is. I originally wrote it as "no one" and then found that example. I really just wanted to show it's rare and wasn't sure which way would be less likely to start a fight ;)Bryan Krause– Bryan Krause2019-09-21 13:56:10 +00:00Commented Sep 21, 2019 at 13:56
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1@Fizz - I don't know how much Law deals with legal history. If you don't get an answer there, it might be better on History.Bobson– Bobson2019-09-23 21:30:46 +00:00Commented Sep 23, 2019 at 21:30
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