Finally… a headline that spells out clearly what’s happening with Trump’s phone call to Ukraine. It took a Republican to get this headline out there, but whatever it takes. I hope the media stops tap dancing around this scandal and starts using plain language.
Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld, who is challenging President Trump for the Republican nomination next year, on Monday accused him of “treason” for pressing the leader of Ukraine to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his son.
Weld’s comments came in response to reports that Trump repeatedly brought up investigating Biden, who is seeking the 2020 Democratic nomination, and his younger son, Hunter, in a July call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Talk about pressuring a foreign country to interfere with and control a U.S. election,” Weld said during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “It couldn’t be clearer, and that’s not just undermining democratic institutions. That is treason. It’s treason, pure and simple, and the penalty for treason under the U.S. code is death. That’s the only penalty.”
UPDATE: According to Law & Crime, Weld is being overzealous with his treason accusation. They quote the law defining treason and maintain that if Trump did pressure the Ukrainian President to investigate his rival, that does not rise to the level of a “treasonous crime.” Perhaps, the word “traitorous” is more accurate. And the expression “impeachable offense” certainly fits.
