On what charges was Johnson indicted in 1799?
Seditious libel
Tax evasion
Theft
Bribery
Answer
Johnson was indicted in 1799 for seditious libel, a crime that involved publishing false and malicious statements that could incite hatred or contempt against the government or its officials. The Alien and Sedition Acts, passed in 1798, made it a federal offense to publish "false, scandalous, and malicious writing" against the government.
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