A group of 20-somethings with names like "Big Balls" gain unauthorized access to your servers, delete data, take your website down, and now you can't serve your customers and your organization goes belly up unless you pay money to a mafia boss.
Sounds a lot like ransomware, doesn't it? When your government starts imitating ransomware playbooks, it's a four-alarm fire. At least in theory one can negotiate with ransomware actors.
Engaging in such data theft and destruction from a Federal Department seems like sedition or treason....high crimes against the nation and its citizens.
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Sadly Congress does not agree, so #Trump is safe.
And it's done by henchmen of #Trump, so these are safe too, should they get prosecuted accidentally, #Trump can just pardon them.
Yes, in an abstract, academic way, you are right, it looks like sedition, treason (IANAL), but it is not relevant, they won't be prosecuted for it.
Not legislative action(compromised) or prosecution by DOJ,(compromised) ; US military deposing them....
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