>>2299930 (lb)
The headline is a bit sensational as it wasn't technically treason, but the case may be worthy of similar almond activation.
In attempting to verify the headline, I found this link from the DoJ about the case: https:// www.justice.gov/opa/pr/state-department-employee-arrested-and-charged-concealing-extensive-contacts-foreign-agents via which you can read the court docs relevant to the case.
Instead of treason, she was charged under 18 USC 1001 (state official falsifying docs/lying) and 18 USC 1512 (witness tampering).
What stirred my walnuts was in the aforementioned DOJ link, it speaks of illicit gifts Claiborne received, which reminded me of a strange link I saw a while ago from Wikileaks (see pic) in which they gave Hillary and Trump some cryptokitties (digital cats) and cited a specific code section about how they need to handle the receipt - 5 USC 7432, which is a civil violation with a penalty of $5k plus the value of the gifts.
Since this was so specific and weird (the WL tweet), I wondered what it was for. Then I went back and read it.
Before I get into what it said, note that the current charges are brought in DC. Per 18 USC 1512:
>A prosecution under this section…may be brought in the district in which the official proceeding (whether or not pending or about to be instituted) was intended to be affected or in the district in which the conduct constituting the alleged offense occurred
Remember when Q talked about using juries in DC and how hopeless that would be?
In the code section from the WL tweet pictured and mentioned above, the prosecution can be done in any district court.
>The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any district court of the United States against any employee who knowingly solicits or accepts a gift from a foreign government not consented to by this section or who fails to deposit or report such gift as required by this section.
Pehaps this will be used to allow for discovery to happen anywhere they want as they can charge anywhere.
Perhaps lawfags can better comment.