Former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for recusal of the judge presiding over the federal case that alleges he illegally conspired to overturn his election loss to President Joe Biden in 2020.

  • UristMcHolland@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    28
    ·
    1 year ago

    He should consider himself lucky if he gets to die in supermax. The punishment for treason was public execution not all that long ago.

    • evatronic@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      1 year ago

      While the “public” part is undefined, the US Constitution lays out death as a potential punishment for treason, still.