Jay Rockefeller, on yesterday’s Fox News Sunday, publicly admitted to acts that are tantamount to treason: conspiring with the enemy during a state of war.

During an interview with Chris Wallace, on Fox News Sunday, this exchange took place (h/t Powerline).

WALLACE: Now, the President never said that Saddam Hussein was an imminent threat. As you saw, you did say that. If anyone hyped the intelligence, isn’t it Jay Rockefeller?

SEN. ROCKEFELLER: No. The – I mean, this question is asked a thousand times and I’ll be happy to answer it a thousand times. I took a trip by myself in January of 2002 to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria, and I told each of the heads of state that it was my view that George Bush had already made up his mind to go to war against Iraq – that that was a predetermined set course which had taken shape shortly after 9/11.

He went to Syria?

Captain Ed, discusses here and here.

If this is true, Rockefeller should get ejected from the Senate and possibly stand trial for treason. In 2002, we were at war against Islamofascist terrorists, and Syria has long been listed by the US State Department as a terrorist-supporting state. What Rockefeller admitted was conspiring with the enemy during a state of war — and he should be held accountable, especially considering his admission of the act on national television.

[Note: edited to corrected mistake listing wrong news show appearance as Face the Nation]

UPDATE: Michelle says Bush’s speech is paying dividends, and “It’s about … time!”

UPDATE 2: More on what Rockefeller said in 2002 here. Turns out he was even more “alarmist” than Bush.

UPDATE 3: Insty doesn’t think is that big of a deal, and points to Jim McDermott’s comments from 2002, in Baghdad as an example of a real problematic activity. Though he does conclude with: “It was just irresponsible behavior, which sadly is nothing unusual where the Senate is concerned. Nor do I think it did much harm — if I recall correctly, Saddam nonetheless didn’t think we’d invade until we did, and I don’t think this tipped him off to anything. Indeed, had Saddam taken Rockefeller’s advice to heart, it might have helped.”