After 911 the war on terror was declared and is still in effect. What that means is that anyone getting a treason charge during a declared war faces a death penalty automatically. Lindsey Graham of all people is very aware of this and brought it up at the Kavanaugh hearings.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4747307/user-clip-sen-graham-asks-military-tribunals
After 911 the war on terror was declared and is still in effect. What that means is that anyone getting a treason charge during a declared war faces a death penalty automatically. Lindsey Graham of all people is very aware of this and brought it up at the Kavanaugh hearings. https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4747307/user-clip-sen-graham-asks-military-tribunals