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Re:Former U.S. congressman, operative pleads guilty to elect... by ARandomerDude on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @02:29PM (#31671944)
The list of people actually convicted of treason in the US is very short, and a subsequent execution hasn't happened since the mid 1800s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_convicted_of_tr...

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Re:Former U.S. congressman, operative pleads guilty to elect... by mrkstu on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @08:30PM (#31676267)
The Rosenbergs espionage didn’t count as treason?
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Re:Former U.S. congressman, operative pleads guilty to elect... by ARandomerDude on Thursday June 09, 2022 @10:41AM (#31681779)
No, they were tried for conspiracy to commit espionage (50 U.S.C. § 32). Although espionage is a morally treasonous act, treason was not the legal crime for which they were prosecuted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_and_Ethel_Rosenberg#Ros...

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