Stephen H. Sachs: On calls for treason, things are seldom what they seem 

Back in the mid-’80s, when I served as Maryland’s attorney general, I attended the annual visit of state attorneys general with the president of the United States. We met with Ronald Reagan in the cabinet room at the White House. Like most meetings President Reagan held with almost any group, it was highly scripted. Certain of my colleagues were selected in advance to ask prearranged questions and the president was armed with his celebrated 3 x 5 cards that contained the answers.