Democrats Accuse Trump of Treason [semi-satire]

Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 31 July 2016 | John Semmens

[John Semmens]

The Wikileaks release of 20,000 Democratic National Committee emails show how Party officials rigged the presidential primary campaign to favor Hillary Clinton over Sen Bernie Sanders (S-Vt) confirmed what many have suspected for the last six months. DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (Fla) was quick to initiate a narrative blaming Russia for hacking into the DNC's server.

"That a foreign government with a long-running enmity to America could so easily break into confidential computer files of the Democratic Party is a matter of serious concern," she alleged. "The public exposure of our private communications could influence the outcome of the November election. Such an invasion into a political process that is none of their business will not be forgotten."

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump called Wasserman-Schultz's concerns "belated and self-serving. As I recall, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was recently reprimanded by the FBI for 'extraordinary carelessness' in her handling of classified government information on a non-secure computer. The odds that that server was hacked are extremely high. Foreign governments and criminals could have gotten a hold of sensitive information that could be used to the detriment of this country."

While professing no knowledge of who might have done the hacking, Trump suggested that "the Russians or whoever might be responsible should look for the 30,000 emails Hillary says she deleted." Sen Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) immediately labeled Trump's suggestion "treason. Encouraging a foreign power to break into potentially classified communications violates the Logan Act."

Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort called MacCaskill's remarks "telling. According to Mrs. Clinton, the 30,000 missing emails were all of a personal nature and not part of the business of the State Department. That is how she justified deleting them despite her statutory obligation to turn over all her correspondence. Wouldn't the publication of those emails by Russia or whoever may have them vindicate Hillary's dubious contention?"

Clinton Campaign Manager Robbie Mook argued that "the exposure of personal emails could still be an embarrassment. As we have seen from the publication from the DNC hack, emails with derogatory, demeaning, and insensitive content could be just as damaging as actual security breeches. Anything that could contribute to undermining respect for a prospective commander-in-chief is, in my opinion, treasonous."

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) suggested that Trump's remarks "disqualify him as a candidate. That he would side with hackers and encourage them to expose a great American's 'dirty laundry,' so to speak raises genuine questions regarding his loyalty to this country. Even if he thinks Secretary Clinton is a rat, she is our rat. Coming together to support one another is every patriot's obligation. Submerging our differences in pursuit of a unified collective whole is the sacrifice we all must make for the greater good."

Reid went on to advise that Trump be given fake national security briefings in order to "keep the nation's most precious secrets from this unworthy individual and to set him up for future campaign gaffes that will ensure his defeat in November."

Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) seconded Reid's proposal in a letter to President Obama. "A mindless adherence to the tradition of briefing both major candidates must not be allowed to block a sensible tool for ensuring a favorable outcome at the ballot box," Cicilline wrote.

In related news, the DNC issued a letter of apology to Sen. Sanders for "shafting you during the primaries," but urged him to "shake it off. Many athletic contests are marred by errant calls by umpires or referees, but the results are never overturned." Sanders was advised to "wait until 'next season' to mount a campaign to rectify this injustice."

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[John Semmens]

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[ThePatriotsFlag]

They accuse Trump of treason? He didn’t give TOP SECRET information to hackers...CLINTON DID !!!

[Sacajaweau]

Listening to Panetta calling Trump's statement as treasonous only confirms the boot licking of the Dems.

Panetta made an a** of himself.

[butlerweave]

The Clintons and Putin are connected in the US Uranium deal

[mountainlion]

So John Hanoi Kerry negotiated with the North Viet Namese in Paris and got busted in a secret court martial. Ted Kennedy tried to get Soviet help to beat Reagan. Barry shreds the Constitution. Learner violates civil rights with IRS abuse. ....

[monkeyshine]

Getting harder and harder to tell truth from satire.

[zzwhale]

summary: RUSSIA HAS AGREED TO ASSIST WITH CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS thus the Clinton e-mails if they have them are fair game.... and beyond that russia has agreed to assist with criminal matters....... DONALD IS RIGHT AGAIN.... RUSSIAN FEDERATION Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty signed at Moscow June 17, 1999; Transmitted by the President of the United States of America to the Senate February 10, 2000 (Treaty Doc. 106-22, 106th Congress, 2d Session); Reported favorably by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations December 12, 2001 (Senate Executive Report No. 107-3, 107th Congress, 1st Session); Advice and consent to ratification by the Senate December 19, 2001; Ratified by the President January 18, 2002; Ratified by the Russian Federation November 3, 2000; Ratifications exchanged at Washington January 31, 2002; Entered into force January 31, 2002.

[TChad]

Trump asked, half-joking, for the Russians to release the server emails that Hillary illegally deleted. This was data they probably already had. He did not ask the Russians to hack her server. There would have been no point, since her server is now presumably sitting in an FBI storage facility. An unplugged server cannot be hacked.

The "treason" allegation was so ridiculous, so divorced from reality, that you wonder how anyone could possible believe it. The average John Semmens parody is far more credible.

[higgmeister]

saving for later

[sima_yi]

Getting harder and harder to tell truth from satire.

Ain't that the truth!