Former Vice President of the United States, Aaron Burr, was arrested and found not-guilty of treason because he lacked an overt act and simply planning to overthrow the government is not equal to treason.

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This is true. Burr was charged with treason for allegedly planning to establish a separate country in the western United States. However, he was acquitted because the prosecution could not prove that he had committed an overt act of treason, as required by the Constitution. Simply planning to overthrow the government is not enough to be convicted of treason.

Former Vice President of the United States, Aaron Burr, Was