It’s there in part to prevent persecutions and oppression of political opposition, because treason had been abused by monarchs in England, but it’s also there to emphasize the idea of loyalty to a democratic republic.

Source: https://s24526.pcdn.co/features/1626241/to-catch-a-traitor-novel-puts-benedict-arnold-in-focus

“The lawlessness of these persecutions of President Trump and his supporters is reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s, the former Soviet Union, and other authoritarian, dictatorial regimes,” declared the campaign.

Source: https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/02/trump-charged-bid-overturn-2020-election/