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Jan. 6 was treason.
Barely related, but sure, we can talk about 1/6.
I would use the term "insurrection" because treason is too broad and more typically associated with helping an enemy wage war against your country.
You see, the man and his ilk have sworn an oath to act in the interest of the country and its people. What they're doing is treason because they are betraying the public and the nation. As for whether there is a conspiracy with foreign powers in play, we don't know for sure. But there are worrying signs such as his private conversations with Putin off the record.
Treason incorporates more than helping an enemy wage war against your country.
I'm aware of that, which is why I said "too broad."
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treason https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/treason
Both Mariam Webster and Cambridge defines it as trying to overthrow the government. That's what was attempted in jan 6.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insurrection https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/insurrection
So your point is that an insurrection is a type of treason?
I like using the more specific term.
In US law treason pertains to helping enemies wage war on the US; it requires the US be at war and you are helping its enemies.
I prefer lemon-lime treason myself