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Well in layman terms treason is anything that deliberately weakens your state in favor of those of your enemies. Pointing out specifics of U.S. cyberattacks on Chinese infrastructure might actually be one example.

But then there is also a Constitutional definition that Snowden would not fall under.




> But then there is also a Constitutional definition that Snowden would not fall under.

That's the only definition that matters. "Weakens the state" could apply to someone who complains about their taxes on Twitter.





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