Why Is The Military The Only Way? Think Statute Of Limitations, Think Enemy Combatants

Why Is The Military The Only Way? Think Statute Of Limitations, Think Enemy Combatants – Ep. 3646

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Why Is The Military The Only Way? Think Statute Of Limitations, Think Enemy Combatants

British PM is now betraying the country, he is making huge concessions with the European Union, his days are numbered. China cuts the interest rate, the Fed is still in a holding pattern, see what is happening. D’s lost the rich are getting the tax cut narrative. Investors are buying gold funds. The [DS]/fake news is now trying to pivot away from Biden. The problem is they do not have the narrative and the people are now asking a lot of questions of who was really running the country. Kash Patel and Dan Bongino are putting a information to smoke the sleepers out. Scavino in the last couple of days has pushed the military is the only way, why? Think statute of limitations, under civil law most are 5 years, under military most are unlimited.

Economy

Leftist British PM Keir Starmer BETRAYS Brexit, Causes Alarm by Signing Agreement With European Union Making HUGE Concessions

Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has just betrayed Brexit – and may have dealt a death blow to the island’s fishing industry.

There’s widespread alarm over the terms of the ‘reset’ deal with the European Union and the huge concessions that he made.

At a press conference alongside European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, Keir Starmer says he is ‘moving on’ from ‘Brexit battles’, and that this deal will put Britain ‘back on the world stage’.

Daily Mail reported:

Keir Starmer has just handed Britain’s sovereignty back to Brussels.

Under his “reset” deal, EU fishermen gain access to UK waters for the next 12 years. It’s a staggering betrayal of our fishermen.

This isn’t a reset. It is a surrender, a shameful sell-out of Brexit. pic.twitter.com/FexCKf7v1v

— Nicholas Lissack (@NicholasLissack) May 19, 2025

Keir Starmer’s Brexit betrayal is complete.

No cap on EU “youth visas”

80 million eligible today

150 million if candidate states join

12 more years of selling out our fishing waters

He’s flinging the border wide open and handing our sovereignty back to Brussels.

Britain… pic.twitter.com/y0GLmeTqPz

— Darren Grimes (@darrengrimes_) May 19, 2025

Source: thegatewaypundit.com

China cuts key lending rates to record lows to counter the impact of US tariffs

China’s central bank has cut its key lending rates to record lows to bolster the economy and cushion the impact of escalating trade tensions with the United States. The move follows a sweeping stimulus package announced earlier this month.

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has lowered its benchmark lending rates for the first time in seven months as part of ongoing efforts to mitigate the impact of US tariffs on its economy.

The central bank cut the 1-year and 5-year loan prime rates (LPR) by 10 basis points to 3.0% and 3.5%,

Source: euronews.com

US Federal Reserve officials signal rates likely to stay on hold until at least September

The central bank’s next three meetings are in June, July and September

Moody's downgrades JPM, BOFA, and Wells Fargo following US credit rating cut – Reuters.

— Markets News (@MarketsDotNews) May 20, 2025

President @realDonaldTrump: “Do you know how many auto plants are being built now in this country because of the tariffs? Three just announced yesterday that they are building. There is a revolution going on, a positive one, in our country and I love it!” 🔥 pic.twitter.com/zc8u7SIm4d

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) May 20, 2025

BREAKING: President Trump says the alternative to not passing his tax bill is “massive tax hikes.”

— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) May 20, 2025

Trump tax bill will expire on December 31, 2025. and taxes will go up

No, Trump is Not Raising Taxes on the Poor to Help Billionaires

The taxation word game: Because the bottom 20% of earners pay negative income tax, it can always be claimed that any across-the-board income tax reduction benefits the rich more than the poor. Of course, the average working person, who represents the vast majority of the population, would be best served by having their own taxes reduced by 5% or 10%, regardless of whether wealthy individuals see a larger dollar savings from the same percentage cut.

Additionally, tax reduction bills often include cuts to free money and other government transfers given to the bottom 20%. So, any tax cut proposal from Republicans can be attacked by Democrats as allegedly hurting “the little guy.”

It appears that most of the proposed spending cuts in President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” would primarily affect the non-working or underemployed bottom 20% of earners, rather than working- or middle-class Americans. For example, the bill imposes Medicaid work requirements on childless adults aged 19 to 64, a change expected to save tax money by reducing enrollment by up to 10 million people by 2034, according to congressional estimates.

Similarly, reforms to SNAP would shift some costs to states and tighten eligibility, mainly impacting those without stable employment. By contrast, working families stand to benefit from new tax relief provisions, such as the elimination of taxes on tips, car loan interest, and overtime pay, all of which reduce the tax burden on hourly and service workers.

The only proposed cut that might impact middle-class families is the reform to federal student aid, specifically, the tightening of federal loan borrowing limits and restrictions on certain Pell Grant uses. However, this reform could help curb rising tuition costs. Many economists argue that the cycle of expanding government grants and loans has fueled tuition inflation.

The bottom 20% of income earners pay negative income tax, receiving more in benefits than they pay in. Through programs like refundable tax credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC), the average federal tax rate for the lowest quintile is -11%. Significantly raising their taxes wouldn’t even bring their net tax contribution to zero.

By contrast, according to the latest IRS data, the top 5% of earners, those with incomes of $252,840 and above, paid over $1.4 trillion in income taxes in 2021, accounting for approximately 66% of total federal income tax revenue. All the liberals demanding that we “tax billionaires” or insisting that billionaires should “pay their fair share” are a bit late, because billionaires are already supporting the bulk of government spending.

Given this distribution, the notion that the Trump administration is stealing from the poor to make the rich richer is illogical.

Democrats keep claiming that the new tax plan is a “tax hike on the poor,” but it does not increase tax rates for low-income Americans. Rather, it disqualifies some individuals from certain benefits and requires a larger percentage of them to return to work. Ultimately, this will result in greater tax savings for working people.

This also fits well with the deportation of illegal aliens, which will begin freeing up jobs at the lower end of the labor market. An added bonus is that, as illegal workers are removed from the labor pool, wages for those jobs will rise, possibly enough to make them appealing even to people who were previously collecting government benefits.

Another aspect of Trump’s tax plan and business policy that Democrats frame as “welfare for billionaires” is the reduction of taxes and regulations on businesses. The idea is to lower costs for businesses to encourage expansion and job creation. Right now, with tariffs in place, companies are already incentivized to relocate to the U.S. Reducing regulations and taxes would provide an additional incentive to accelerate that shift.

Source: thegatewaypundit.com

Investors are piling into gold funds like never before:

Gold funds have posted a record $85 BILLION in net inflows year-to-date.

This is more than DOUBLE the full-year record seen in 2020.

At this pace, net inflows will surpass $180 billion by the end of 2025.

Gold is now the… pic.twitter.com/Lno4Axk5iV

— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) May 19, 2025

the best-performing major asset class, up 22% year-to-date. Since the low in October 2022, gold prices have gained 97%. Gold is the global hedge against uncertainty

Political/Rights

https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1924560019141345668

Daily Beast: The Pope snubbed JD Vance and didn’t hold a private meeting with him

The Vatican: The Pope held a private meeting with JD Vance

The media is pure trash. pic.twitter.com/5VdxaDKtZA

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 19, 2025

Obama Judge Says to Hell with the Supreme Court, Orders Trump DOJ to Turn Over Docs Related to Decision to Revoke ‘Protected Status’ for Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants

US District Court Judge Edward Chen, an Obama appointee, said to hell with the Supreme Court and still ordered the Trump DOJ to turn over documents related to its decision to revoke protected status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants.

Judge Chen said the Supreme Court’s ruling today is not a factor and insisted on a deadline tonight for the Trump DOJ to turn over the documents.

The US Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower court’s block on President Trump’s order to revoke ‘protected status’ for hundreds of thousands of migrants living in the US.

The high court allowed the Trump Administration to strip approximately 350,000 Venezuelans currently in the US of their ‘protected status.’

Source: thegatewaypundit.com

Officials in Maryland protected an MS-13 gang member with a history of criminal conviction: https://t.co/dn9pidjyJF

— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) May 20, 2025

repeatedly risked the safety of Americans.In all, we lodged FIVE immigration detainers to try to get him into our custody and out our neighborhoods. NONE WERE HONORED.

He was released back into our communities repeatedly to reoffend. After a long criminal history, Montgomery County Circuit Court in Rockville convicted Amaya of attempted motor vehicle theft April 4 and sentenced him to three years of confinement with two years, five months and 11 days suspended — despite the prior conviction for automobile theft a year and a half earlier!

THEN, the Montgomery County Detention Center again declined to honor our immigration detainer and released him! ICE Baltimore finally arrested him May 12.

“This pattern is unacceptable. We strongly encourage our local law enforcement partners to honor our detainers to ensure that dangerous individuals like this are held accountable and removed from our communities to protect the law-abiding residents we serve,” said ICE Baltimore acting Field Office Director Nikita Baker. Learn the details of this exasperating case in our newsroom.

Federal CHARGES Against Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver for Assaulting ICE Agents

Eric Swalwell, the guy who banged an order of Chinese Takeout…

Here's a refresher for you… She assaulted cops.

It's on video..

Send Fang Fang my regards. pic.twitter.com/4ijfDyEiE4

— Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) May 20, 2025

DHS Chief Kristi Noem said no one is above the law.

Source: thegatewaypundit.com

“In a dangerously unprecedented move, a guy who was prosecuted by his political enemies has decided to prosecute his political enemies” https://t.co/PgrHXpv9qj pic.twitter.com/BBLgsTuEmB

— Oilfield Rando (@Oilfield_Rando) May 20, 2025

Great Danger. This is TREASON at the Highest Level! They did it to destroy our Country. The Joe Biden that everybody knew would never allow drug dealers, gang members, and the mentally insane to come into our Country totally unchecked and unvetted. All anyone has to do is look up his record. Something very severe should happen to these Treasonous Thugs that wanted to destroy our Country, but couldn’t, because I came along. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

80% Of French Women Want The Army Deployed In French Cities To Protect Them

Due to France’s drug trafficking crisis, a large majority of French are in favor of the army being deployed into disadvantaged neighborhoods in problematic neighborhoods in France, including 80 percent of women.

According to a CSA poll conducted for CNews, Europe 1 and JDD, 76 percent of French people overall want the army called in to battle drug trafficking in “disadvantaged neighborhoods.”

In fact, women are more supportive of troops being deployed than men, with 80 percent of women saying yes to the question: “Should the army be called in to combat drug trafficking in troubled neighborhoods?” In turn, only 72 percent of men supported such an action.

Source: zerohedge.com

UPDATE: Diddy the Diddler

Diddy Trial Today Revealed Obama-Shaped Ecstasy Pills in Testimony

The testimony was given by David James, who was Sean "Diddy" Combs' former personal assistant and sometimes drug mule. https://t.co/dveSf4uNoe pic.twitter.com/BJTBS8vxyM

— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) May 20, 2025

My PhD is in pathology/Toxicology. I performed autopsies. I know enough about anatomy to know that a slump hanging is not going to fracture the hyoid bone into 3 pieces. Epstein did not kill himself, he was strangled by a strong man. This 👇indicates we have a huge problem. pic.twitter.com/UEU8uAbCmi

— Chris Martenson (@chrismartenson) May 19, 2025

If Epstein actually did kill himself, then why don't they recover the security camera footage from his cell that inexplicably malfunctioned and was subsequently deleted while the guards "forgot to check" on him?

Do they think we are retarded?

Show us the security camera… pic.twitter.com/bCNWC4hc16

— Green Lives Matter (@Ultrafrog17) May 19, 2025

footage of Epstein killing himself and then, perhaps, I will believe it. You don’t have to be some detective to understand that there was a clear sign of a cover-up happening right before our eyes. There is nobody who can convince me that Jeffrey Epstein killed himself. There are simply too many coincidences to ignore. The FBI files at their desk may not tell the truth because it was the FBI who was in charge of the cover up. Do they actually expect people to believe this? But you don’t actually believe Epstein killed himself, do you?

If you think about it, faking Epstein’s death makes the most sense.

He’s the most valuable criminal witness to ever be imprisoned with the most powerful criminal cartel wanting to silence him.

He never would’ve survived. Too easy to get to. pic.twitter.com/bqAutKl65k

— JuliansRum (@ItsJuliansRum) May 19, 2025

Patel and Bongino’s Past: Both previously expressed doubts about the suicide narrative. Their sudden alignment with the official report could be seen as a strategic pivot to provoke reactions from those expecting a cover-up, potentially exposing hidden players.

Law enforcement sometimes uses public statements to elicit responses from suspects, as seen in cases where misinformation is leaked to trigger movement (e.g., FBI’s use of media in organized crime stings). Patel’s promise of “truckloads” of forthcoming documents on other investigations suggests a transparency push, which could align with such a tactic.

Has a witness’ death ever been faked for witness protection? pic.twitter.com/cN4ZhfmFM1

— JuliansRum (@ItsJuliansRum) May 19, 2025

DOGE

Chuck Schumer Will Say Anything Because He Is Scared https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/1924206927338262558?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1924206927338262558%7Ctwgr%5E9537fc013ed29e6a6ea0dad5be291e7c80862145%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fdan-zoernig%2F2025%2F05%2F20%2Fchuck-schumer-will-say-anything-because-he-is-scared-n2189326

with Vessel Traffic Services— when a ship loses propulsion in a high current area, the vessel needs to engage all capabilities to stop and ideally tugs are nearby to support. We encourage Minority Leader Schumer to get his facts straight before he misleads the American people.

Source:redstate.com

Geopolitical

French foreign intelligence confirmed they met with me — allegedly to fight terrorism and child porn. In reality, child porn was never even mentioned. They did want IPs of terror suspects in France, but their main focus was always geopolitics: Romania, Moldova, Ukraine.

— Pavel Durov (@durov) May 19, 2025

War/Peace

NOW – Rubio says Syria is "maybe weeks" away from "full-scale civil war of epic proportions." pic.twitter.com/1HCMskfW8G

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 20, 2025

Medical/False Flags

[DS] Agenda

Letitia Files: Legal Precedent Suggests Letitia James Could Face Disbarment in New York

There are FIVE doorbells on Letitia James’s building in NYC. This supports our previous reporting and also confirms that Letitia James lied about the number of units in her building.

There weeks ago, America First Legal (AFL) filed a formal bar complaint with the New York State Grievance Committee against Attorney General Letitia James.

In New York state, attorneys are held to stringent ethical standards. Violations, especially those involving dishonesty or fraud, can lead to severe disciplinary consequences, including disbarment and criminal prosecution.

Historically, New York has disbarred attorneys who engage in mortgage fraud and related misconduct. This precedent does not bode well for Letitia James.

George Guldi, a former Suffolk County legislator and attorney, was disbarred and convicted of defrauding Ditech Financial LLC out of more than $250,000.

While serving a prison sentence for unrelated charges, Guldi, along with co-conspirator Victoria Davidson, orchestrated a scheme to defraud the mortgage lender. Both were convicted of conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud, wire fraud, and bank fraud.

Thomas Cusack III, an attorney in Williston Park, New York, was disbarred for his failure to prevent a $98 million mortgage fraud scheme.

Source: thegatewaypundit.com

Hakeem Jeffries and Dems Announce ‘Look Forward’ Policy to Avoid Talking About Biden Cognitive Cover-Up

After years of looking backward, Democrats suddenly want to ‘look forward’ now that the truth about President Biden’s sham presidency is coming to light. They see Biden’s prostate cancer announcement as the perfect opportunity to deflect and not have to answer for covering up Biden’s cognitive decline or discuss the unelected people who were running the government for the last four years.

See for yourself. (WATCH)

🚨Hakeem Jeffries wants talk of the Biden cognitive coverup shut down.

Says it’s “entirely inappropriate” for Republicans to discuss such “conspiracy theories" after the cancer diagnosis.

“Republicans want to look backward…Democrats are going to look forward."

There it is. pic.twitter.com/YGt0e6amNw

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) May 19, 2025

They are hoping that because has cancer and he will be dead very soon there is no need to investigate anything that was done during this period of time.

Source: twitchy.com

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— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) May 19, 2025

So it seems the deep state took a career politician with dementia & cancer, staged a riot to certify his mathematically improbable election, arrested anyone who contested it, sanctioned an invasion, weaponized the courts, silenced speech, and turned the US into sodom & Gomorrah

— The Redheaded libertarian (@TRHLofficial) May 19, 2025

Remember the Stage They Built for Joe Biden?

Was Joe Biden really unaware that he had metastatic prostate cancer and unlikely to survive when his team announced his reelection?

Or is it more likely the plan was for Joe Biden to win in 2024, then reveal the cancer, step down and Kamala Harris would be installed.

The problem that cropped up in their ‘best laid plans’ was not the cancer in 2024, but rather the scale of the cognitive decline becoming more obvious…. and that led to a quick change in approach.

Everyone in DC knew.

No one in Washington DC did not know.

What exactly was in those “classified” files kept in Joe Biden’s garage and storage room at Penn?

Notice how we were never told what the “classified” information was all about?

Back in 2008, Senator Joe Biden was Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In that position, Biden held oversight over the Dept of State.

In early 2008, the U.S. State Department had a data breach into the passport office, later discovered to have been carried out by John Brennans’ firm The Analysis Corp. {GO DEEP}. At the time of the State Dept breach John Brennan was working for the Obama campaign and the passport records accessed by his firm belonged to Barack Obama. [You decide what the motive was.]

As Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Joe Biden was intimately involved in the subsequent investigation. A few months after the investigation was triggered, Barack Obama announced Joe Biden would be the Vice-Presidential nominee.

Source: theconservativetreehouse.com

Holy shit…

Comey is trying to spin this as if he is the victim.

He claims he is in a “political firestorm”, because he was simply “walking on the beach with my wife”.

He conveniently left out the part when he called for Trump’s assassination…

pic.twitter.com/wn3T9qrlPb

— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) May 19, 2025

House GOP Moves Forward with Plan to Punish Comey: He’d Never Serve in Government Again

In response, members of the House Republican Study Committee have introduced a resolution ensuring Comey never returns to federal service, according to Just the News.

The proposed resolution “urges the relevant authorities to take every relevant action to ensure that [Comey] is never again permitted to serve as an employee of the federal government.”

The resolution calls on the Justice Department to “conduct[s] a full and comprehensive investigation” into the social media post, “and release the findings of that investigation to the relevant House Committees and the public.”

Study Committee Chairman Rep. August Pfluger of Texas and Republican Rep. Laurel Leeof Florida explained the resolution in a statement on Pfluger’s website.

“The deranged and reckless social media post from former FBI Director James Comey represents a shocking betrayal of the trust once placed in him by the American people,” Pfluger said.

“This resolution demands the accountability and transparency the American people deserve, ensuring Comey never again holds a position of public trust. We cannot and will not allow former officials to weaponize their influence and fan the flames of division,” Pfluger continued.

Source: thegatewaypundit.com

President Trump’s Plan

In a move infuriating Democrats, the U.S. government will pay the family of Ashli Babbitt a $5m settlement. The unarmed veteran was shot dead while trespassing in the Capitol on Jan. 6. For comparison, George Floyd’s family received a $27m settlement. https://t.co/WufdJK5VZF

— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) May 20, 2025

BREAKING: FBI Dir Patel suggested Comey, McCabe, Strzok+Baker committed multiple crimes inclg:
1. "Intentionally lying to a federal court"
2. "Rig[ging] a presidential election"
3. "Using taxpayer dollars likely illegally to fund their op"
4 "Hid[ing] documentation" from Congress

— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) May 18, 2025

Based on available information, Comey, McCabe, Strzok, and Baker cannot likely be charged for the alleged 2016–2017 crimes due to expired 5-year statutes of limitations, which ran out by 2021–2023. Patel’s recent document discoveries might suggest later obstruction, but no public evidence confirms crimes within the current 5-year window (2020–2025). The Durham report’s failure to find criminal intent further weakens the case. Patel’s strategy appears to focus on transparency—releasing documents to Congress—rather than prosecution, as he acknowledges legal barriers. Without new, specific evidence of recent crimes, charges are unlikely. This does not include any other crimes they might have committed

Dan Bongino claims there’s no “big, explosive story” behind the multiple as*assination attempts on President Trump.

He says both he and Kash Patel have been thoroughly briefed on every detail and insists that if there were something major being hidden, he’d be the first to… pic.twitter.com/eZMf64Ssoj

— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) May 19, 2025

alert the American public. According to Bongino, the rumors of a deeper conspiracy just don’t hold up.

"Some 250 attorneys — or around 70% of the division's lawyers — have left or will have left the department in the time between President Trump's inauguration and the end of May, according to current and former officials."

The purges continue. https://t.co/9eceIBhCfY

— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) May 19, 2025

The highest-ranking U.S. military officer ever convicted of a crime:

Burke, while serving as a four-star admiral in 2021, awarded a $355k sole-source contract to a NY company in exchange for a post-retirement job starting in October 2022, with a $500,000 annual salary and… https://t.co/ZrqfRhKT5C

— Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) May 19, 2025

and 100,000 stock options

TRUMP ON BIDEN'S CANCER DIAGNOSIS: "I think it's very sad."

"I'm surprised that the public wasn't notified a long time ago."

"Anybody running for President should take a cognitive test." pic.twitter.com/OFcmnp5eVF

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 19, 2025

“Remember what I said, the autopen. This government was illegally run for 4 years.” 👀 pic.twitter.com/rEBhHOMu2B

— TheStormHasArrived (@TheStormRedux) May 20, 2025

Voters again reveal that they don't think like the Swamp:

Claim Trump protects Constitution better than Biden did, 52%-44% says @Rasmussen_Poll https://t.co/PtEK4LDmuG via @dcexaminer pic.twitter.com/dfyxW26QD6

— Paul Bedard (@SecretsBedard) May 19, 2025

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“They are unlawful enemy combatants”
Questioning: Graham > KAV re: ‘enemy combatants’ [unusual?]
Define ‘Treason’
EO effective 1.1.19?
DOJ Office of Legal Counsel opinion re: detain re: US Citizen(s) re: ‘Enemy Combatant’
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This is all leading up to the overthrow of the government

Civil Trials

Treason (18 U.S.C. § 2381):

Definition: Levying war against the United States or providing aid and comfort to its enemies, with intent to overthrow or oppose the government. Requires two witnesses to the overt act or a confession.

Statute of Limitations: No statute of limitations. Treason is considered a capital offense under 18 U.S.C. § 3281, meaning it can be prosecuted at any time, regardless of when the act occurred.

Penalty: Death, or imprisonment for not less than five years, and fines up to $10,000.

Seditious Conspiracy (18 U.S.C. § 2384):

Definition: Conspiring to overthrow, put down, or destroy the U.S. government by force, or to oppose its authority or laws.

Statute of Limitations: No statute of limitations for seditious conspiracy if it involves acts that could be construed as capital offenses (e.g., resulting in death or serious harm). Otherwise, the general federal statute of limitations of 5 years applies under 18 U.S.C. § 3282 for non-capital offenses.

Penalty: Up to 20 years imprisonment.

Rebellion or Insurrection (18 U.S.C. § 2383):

Definition: Inciting, assisting, or engaging in rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States.

Statute of Limitations: 5 years under 18 U.S.C. § 3282, as it is not explicitly a capital offense unless tied to acts like murder or terrorism.

Penalty: Up to 7 years imprisonment and potential ineligibility to hold federal office.

A. Overthrowing the U.S. Government

Treason (18 U.S.C. § 2381):

Military Law (UCMJ): Under the UCMJ, treason-like offenses (e.g., Article 94 – Mutiny or Sedition) have no statute of limitations for acts committed during wartime (10 U.S.C. § 843(f)). If election rigging or government overthrow is construed as aiding the enemy (Article 104), this also has no statute of limitations in wartime.

Seditious Conspiracy (18 U.S.C. § 2384):

Enemy Combatant Context: If the seditious act is tied to hostilities (e.g., coordinating with a foreign power or terrorist group), it could be prosecuted as a war crime or terrorism offense, potentially bypassing civilian statutes of limitations. Military tribunals under the Military Commissions Act (MCA) of 2009 may apply, where no statute of limitations exists for offenses like “conspiracy to commit war crimes” (10 U.S.C. § 950v).

Military Law: Sedition under Article 94 of the UCMJ has no statute of limitations in wartime.

Rebellion or Insurrection (18 U.S.C. § 2383):

B. Rigging an Election

Election rigging by enemy combatants could be framed as a national security threat, especially if it involves foreign interference or cyber warfare. The statutes of limitations depend on the specific charges:

Conspiracy to Defraud the United States (18 U.S.C. § 371):

Military Law: If conducted by enemy combatants, election interference could be charged as “aiding the enemy” (UCMJ Article 104), with no statute of limitations in wartime.

Voter/Election Fraud (52 U.S.C. § 20511, 18 U.S.C. § 241):

Enemy Combatant Context: If election fraud is part of a broader hostile act (e.g., foreign-backed disinformation or hacking), it could be prosecuted under terrorism statutes (18 U.S.C. § 2332b), which have an 8-year statute of limitations under 18 U.S.C. § 3286, or no limit if the act results in death. Military tribunals could treat it as a war crime, with no statute of limitations.

Foreign Interference: The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) violations or related espionage charges (18 U.S.C. § 951) have 5-year or no statutes of limitations, respectively, if tied to wartime acts.

Cyber Warfare (e.g., Hacking Election Systems):

Enemy Combatant Context: If hacking is deemed an act of war or terrorism, it could fall under military jurisdiction or terrorism statutes, with 8 years or no statute of limitations if lives are lost.

Military Law: Cyberattacks by enemy combatants could be prosecuted as “conduct prejudicial to good order” (UCMJ Article 134) or war crimes, with no statute of limitations in wartime.

3. Key Considerations for Enemy Combatants

Military Tribunals: Under the MCA, enemy combatants (especially non-citizens) can be tried for war crimes, terrorism, or conspiracy. Most offenses in military commissions have no statute of limitations, particularly for acts during an armed conflict (10 U.S.C. § 950p).

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