@MarioNawfal
🚨TRUMP ACCUSED OF VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW WITH ALLEGED CALL TO NETANYAHU
Trump has been accused of potentially violating federal law by allegedly calling Netanyahu to discuss a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
While Netanyahu's office denies the call, American Muckrakers has filed a request with the DOJ and State Department to investigate the matter under the Logan Act, which prohibits unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments.
Source: Newsweek, Axios
[Screenshot showing letter titled "RE: Logan Act Violation by Donald John Trump", starts with "Dear Attorney General Garland and Secretary of State Blinken:"]
Source: https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1826252115871740401
11 Comments
qooqie@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 2y
The supreme court's immunity decision on presidential behavior doesn't apply, obviously. But a private citizen is entitled to conversations with foreign leaders. Classic loophole, Mr. Reagan. Next thing the media will say is a developer from Long Island named Turnip tjhfihfhihfihcihxihdihfihfohfohfojfojfhfihcihv
5oap10116@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Theyre entitled to conversations about cats and baseball but not conversations that involve ongoing negotiations and foreign policy decisions on behalf of a government they're not a part of.
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 2y
The wildest future is where this is what ends up getting Trump behind bars but somehow that ceasefire did get trough and ends the war there.
Hey i can dream.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
If you read any of his comments, his intent is for Israel to "win."
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 2y
I wont read them but i do believe it.
Guy_Fieris_Hair@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
If there is no hard evidence of fuckery he will skate by as usual.
null@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 2y
If there is no hard evidence of fuckeryhe will skate by as usual.blackwateropeth@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Zzzzz… more and more it feels like our laws are a sham if you’re a part of the ruling class.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
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Not a damn thing is going to happen.
nnullzz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
When Trump Jr. visited Hungary in June and talked to their Prime Minister about “how we can make Hungarian-US relations great again, as they were under the presidency of @realDonaldTrump”, the Logan Act was being mentioned.
I had never heard of it before, but apparently, no one’s been charged with violating the act even though there’s been instances where they could have. So unfortunately, I wouldn’t get my hopes up about this with Trump now actually leading to any jail time. Maybe a fine?
Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
Hatch Act. Emoluments clause. You would be better off listing things that haven't been violated.