Could president Biden go to prison for treason related to his border policies?

Copilot Says:

The idea of a sitting president being charged with treason for their policies is highly unlikely and unprecedented. Treason is a very specific crime defined in the U.S. Constitution as "levying war against [the United States], or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort." Border policies, even if controversial, don't meet this definition2.

Critics may argue that certain policies are harmful or misguided, but legal and political accountability typically involves other mechanisms, such as elections, congressional oversight, or impeachment2. If you're interested in the legal and political implications of border policies, we can dive deeper into that.

1 www.factcheck.org 2 www.whitehouse.gov 3 www.cbsnews.com

Could Biden go to prison for treason related to open borders policy?

ChatGPT said:

It’s highly unlikely that President Joe Biden would face charges of treason over his immigration or border policies. Treason has a very specific legal definition in the U.S. Constitution: it is limited to "levying war" against the United States or "adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort." The concept was deliberately crafted to apply only in cases of direct betrayal in times of war or direct assistance to a nation officially at war with the U.S.

Immigration policy, even if it involves contested decisions about border security or enforcement, doesn’t meet this high bar. Legal disagreements over policy choices—including border and immigration policies—typically fall under administrative or civil law rather than criminal law. For any prosecution to be considered, a prosecutor would have to prove direct, intentional harm to the U.S. in alignment with an enemy nation, which is very different from making policy decisions, however controversial or divisive.

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