Assuming the story is real and the words he spoke reflect his actual intent, then it is treason. However, unless additional details emerge supporting Milley's actual intent to follow through with his words, I don't see this holding up under legal scrutiny. His words are not necessarily treason if they were intended to trick the other general into complacency, or were empty politeness.

Assuming the story is real and the words he spoke reflect his actual intent, then it is treason. However, unless additional details emerge supporting Milley's actual intent to follow through with his words, I don't see this holding up under legal scrutiny. His words are not necessarily treason if they were intended to trick the other general into complacency, or were polite nothings.

Assuming the story is real and the words he spoke reflect his actual intent, then it is treason. However, unless additional details emerge supporting Milley's actual intent to follow through with his words, I don't see this holding up under legal scrutiny. His words are not necessarily treason if they were intended to trick the other general into complacency.

Assuming the story is real and the words he spoke reflect his actual intent, then it is treason. However, unless additional details emerge supporting Milley's actual intent to follow through with his words, I don't see this holding up under legal scrutiny. His words are not necessarily treason if they were intended to trick the other general into complacency. Conspiracy to commit treason is definitely a crime, but a single statement like this might be insufficient to prove it.

If the story were real, and we trust his words, then this is treason. But even if the story isn't fake news (as suggested by Trump), unless additional details emerge supporting Milley's actual intent to follow through with his words, I don't see this holding up under legal scrutiny. His words are not necessarily treason if they were intended to trick the other general into complacency. Conspiracy to commit treason is definitely a crime, but a single statement like this might be insufficient to prove it.

Even if the story isn't fake news (as suggested by Trump), unless additional details emerge supporting Milley's actual intent to follow through with his words, I don't see this holding up under legal scrutiny. His words are not necessarily treason if they were intended to trick the other general into complacency. Conspiracy to commit treason is definitely a crime, but a single statement like this might be insufficient to prove it.