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		ARandomerDude on June 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Former U.S. congressman, operative pleads guilty t... The list of people actually convicted of treason in the US is very short, and a subsequent execution hasn't happened since the mid 1800s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_convicted_of_tr...

mrkstu on June 9, 2022 [–]

The Rosenbergs espionage didn’t count as treason?

ARandomerDude on June 9, 2022 | [–]

No, they were tried for conspiracy to commit espionage (50 U.S.C. § 32). Although espionage is a morally treasonous act, treason was not the legal crime for which they were prosecuted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_and_Ethel_Rosenberg#Ros...

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