Treason

Treason is the act of betraying one's country. In the United States of America, the most severe form of punishment for committing treason is execution. A number of individuals throughout the various Days have committed (or have been accused of committing) this crime, many of whom put their own personal interests before national security.

Day 1

 * Jamey Farrell: mole within CTU for Ira Gaines.
 * Nina Myers: mole within CTU for Andre Drazen.

Day 2

 * Peter Kingsley: attempted to detonate a nuclear weapon within Los Angeles.
 * Sherry Palmer: conspired with Kingsley and Stanton.
 * Roger Stanton: provided aid for the terrorist group known as Second Wave.
 * Marie Warner : co-conspired with Syed Ali to detonate a Nuclear weapon.

Day 3

 * Tony Almeida: cooperated with terrorist mastermind Stephen Saunders in order to save his wife's life.[notes]

Day 4

 * Mitch Anderson: stole a stealth bomber and fired upon Air Force One.
 * Jack Bauer: raided a Chinese consulate.
 * Marianne Taylor: was a corporate spy within CTU for Henry Powell.

Day 5

 * Alan Wilson: orchestrated the Sentox nerve gas conspiracy.
 * Graem Bauer: orchestrated the Sentox nerve gas conspiracy.
 * Phillip Bauer: was complicit in the Sentox nerve gas conspiracy.
 * Walt Cummings: participated in the Sentox nerve gas conspiracy.
 * Charles Logan: orchestrated the Sentox nerve gas conspiracy.
 * James Nathanson: participated in the Sentox nerve gas conspiracy.

Day 6

 * Jack Bauer: disregarded a Presidential order from Noah Daniels, set up an illegal meeting with Cheng Zhi, and raided a Russian Consulate.
 * Bruce Carson: attempted to assassinate Wayne Palmer.
 * Reed Pollock: attempted to assassinate Wayne Palmer.
 * Phillip Bauer: acquired a chip holding Russian military secrets and gave it to Cheng Zhi, in order to benefit himself and the Chinese.

Day 7

 * Olivia Taylor: initiated the assassination conspiracy of Jonas Hodges, who was being put into witness protection.
 * Jonas Hodges: worked with war criminals Benjamin Juma and Ike Dubaku and attemped to blackmail President Allison Taylor with weapons of mass destruction.
 * Alan Wilson: orchestrated attempted terrorist attacks on the United States.
 * Tony Almeida: worked with Wilson to initiate terrorist attacks.
 * Cara Bowden: worked with Wilson to initiate terrorist attacks.

Background information and notes

 * The Constitutional definition of treason is "levying War against the United States, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort." To convict on charges of treason requires at least two witnesses or a confession in open court.


 * Some of the crimes claimed to be treason in 24 may not fit the Constitutional definition. For instance, Tony Almeida was imprisoned for treason following Day 3 for facilitating Stephen Saunders' escape by redeploying the men that had Saunders surrounded. In reality, the crime Almeida committed was not treason; it should have been "Permitting Escape by Federal Officer" punishable by 5 years in prison.