What is the penalty for actual, Constitutionally defined treason? Getting fired in that context does not mean merely losing your job.

Trump defended Witkoff on Tuesday night. “That’s what a dealmaker does. You’ve got to say look, they want this, you’ve got to convince them of this,” Trump said while onboard Air Force One. “That’s a very standard form of negotiation.” He added that he imagined Witkoff “is saying the same thing to Ukraine”.

That's not negotiation! That's not deal making! That's outright capitulation to the aggressor in a war that should never have been started.

You’ve got to say look, they want this, you’ve got to convince them of this

But that's not what he was saying. He was coaching them on how to convince YOU, Mr. Trump, on how to manipulate YOU, Mr Trump, to get you to help them to get everything they want.

Trump said while onboard Air Force One. “That’s a very standard form of negotiation.” He added that he imagined Witkoff “is saying the same thing to Ukraine”.

He imagines? He doesn't know what his personal negotiator is saying? That's enlightening.

Fired? How about indicted?

A handful of US representatives have reacted furiously to a leaked recording in which the special envoy to Ukraine reportedly coached Moscow on how to handle Donald Trump,

Only a handful?

Wtf??

This government shows their incompetence more and more as each day passes.

There are plenty of US politicians working for fucking Moscow and it starts at the very top.

He was sent by someone to do this. No wonder Trump is defending him. He know if they throw him under the bus he might talk.

Horrendous, another in a long list of trump-Russia weirdness. There’s like no doubt there are a lot of republicans in bed with Russia, right? Insane.

All that said…

During the conversation, Ushakov said Putin would congratulate Trump and call him “a real peace man”.

The incredibly low bar to manipulate trump. “A real peace man?” It’s like, did they dumb down that language for Putins sake, or for trumps? The fact that you can’t tell is fucking telling.

Fired out of a fucking cannon maybe.

Traitorous scumbag

They're "witch hunting" the messenger though. Whomst are the ones telling what to tell Russia? All clues lead the Whites House

Can we fire all the rest of the traitors starting at the top?

JFC. This administration is so utterly corrupt.

They throw him under the bus while the people who orchestrated all this will go unscathed.

Please note that these are republicans saying this shit.

I'm pretty sure traitorous conduct should result in more that being simply fired.

This is a pathetic attack that will go nowhere. First, losing a war against Russia doesn't help the US. Going further towards bankruptcy to still lose a war by supporting Ukraine's suicide doesn't help any American other than weapons/oil oligrachy.

That Witkoff answers a rhethorical question that Putin would already have a good idea for the answer is not treason. Puppeting Ukraine to the last Ukrainian is not a US patriotic absolute, and nothing in that war was for the benefit of Americans. That only pure evil is permitted foreign policy is a disgrace. Marco Rubio is the actual obstacle to peace, that demonic scumbags are promoting here.