Donald Trump has been accused of violating federal law by allegedly calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the ceasefire deal the U.S. is helping negotiate between Israel and Hamas.
The former president allegedly made the call on August 14, according to Axios, which cited two unnamed “U.S. sources who were briefed on the call.”
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If Trump did make the call, he would potentially be breaking the law as the Logan Act, enacted in 1799, prohibits unauthorized private citizens from negotiating with foreign governments on behalf of the U.S.
American Muckrakers, an organization that states it seeks to hold politicians and officials accountable, has filed a request with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of State.
If the USA had the balls to enforce the laws as they have in the past this idiot would be executed for treason. Turns out fascism is a great tool you can use to avoid consequences as the State shudders at the terrorist following you’ve gathered and refuses to take action.
FTFY Donald Trump
Accused of Commitedtingcommited ‘Massive Crime’With Reported Phone CallDonald Trump
Accused of Commitedtingcommited ‘Massive Crime’With Reported Phone CallAgain.You don’t need to cross off phone for that one. There have been a couple high profile crimes on the phone and who knows how many others.
I look forward to him receiving absolutely zero consequences because why would anything he did ever result in the slightest inconvenience for him?
I don’t believe in god, but Trump makes me think that crossroads demons could be real.
Donald Trump
Accused of Commitedting‘Massive Criminal’With Reported Phone CallAnd it isn’t just Israel, also Poland and Hungary at least.
Massive Crime… in his pants. The biggest crime. Yuuuge.
Israel is already denying it so unless phones are bugged (they won’t admit this) there won’t be any physical evidence unfortunately
Republicans and ratfucking peace talks during an inhumane war of territorial expansion to make their political opponent look bad. Name a more iconic duo.
That’s completely unfair, you couldn’t name
onetwoseven…let’s go with seven other examples of that!/s
I’m pretty sure Bush junior could fulfill your list all by himself.
I’m pretty sure he couldn’t name all the countries he invaded.
Logan act has never been prosecuted. Could have gotten Reagan on it.
It was prosecuted twice. Both times before the Civil War. But nobody has ever actually been convicted.
Things are different today. Prosecutors realize that a law criminalizing the act of negotiating is probably going to run into First Amendment issues.
Trump is a walking hate crime so no surprise here.
Good
This means hell run the whole, “Only I had the balls to blah blah blah”
And if the democrats want to continue their strong run, they’ll have to be on top of action toward it as well. He’s a useful idiot sometimes.
Nixon and Reagan did it, this is normal for a GOP presidential candidate.
Still waiting for tokenboomer, linkerbaan, return2ozma et al to say anything about this. I’ll just hold my breath for a second…
“Well, the nickname is Genocide Joe, not Genocide Don, so obviously it’s Biden’s fault that Trump is sabotaging the ceasefire deals!”
Of COURSE! It’s so obvious, how could i miss it?!
See, this is 4th dimensional chess. Trump knows that Bidens deal would be bad for Palestine and only Trump can get a better one. So akshually this is a good thing. /s
I think one of them went with “it’s an unconfirmed report, not a transcript of the call” or some other weasel-y bullshit like that.
The former president allegedly made the call on August 14, according to Axios, which cited two unnamed “U.S. sources who were briefed on the call.”
The next day, however, Netanyahu’s office denied that the call took place.
He would be “potentially” breaking the law? What a waste of time. Either it is or isn’t against the law. Which is it?
Lots of laws are very fact dependent. For example, if a patient dies during surgery then the doctor potentially committed malpractice.
Generally the courts, not journalists, get to tell you if something is or isn’t against the law.
If I understand the actual text of the law, it only refers to disputes that directly involve the U.S. This dispute does not. (Sure, the U.S. is indirectly involved, but we’re at least indirectly involved with everything.)
Yes, it would be stupid for him to involve himself, but Trump has done enough illegal shit that we don’t need to go looking for more.
When you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything.
Ah man. I can only wish that the Orange Idiot and Netanyahu somehow, eventually, reap what they’ve been sowing for decades now. Not holding my breath of course, but the amount of schadenfreude I’d feel would probably verge on orgasmic.
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