White House used 'treason' incorrectly, Professor Larson tells Washington Post

The term “treason” was used incorrectly by President Trump and White House press secretary Sarah Sanders in comments related to the just-completed investigation by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, Professor Carlton F.W. Larson told The Washington Post. Read more: https://wapo.st/2FAKCoJ

Carlton Larson's research interests focus on constitutional law and legal history, with a strong emphasis on the 18th century. Professor Larson is one of the nation’s leading authorities on the law of treason and is the author of the forthcoming book The Trials of Allegiance: Treason, Juries, and the American Revolution (Oxford University Press).