>News of Trump’s reported phone calls with Putin have caught the attention of his opponents as a possible violation of the Logan Act**,** which restricts private citizens from engaging in diplomatic affairs with U.S. rivals.
55redditor55 on
I want the person in charge of prosecuting Trump next to him in prison.
_AskMyMom_ on
Lol *why it could be illegal*.
Fucking imagine JFK talking to Cuba and the Soviet Union before he was elected. Like *yeah, they’re cool everyone, I’ll end the Cold War before I’m elected and take office…*. They would’ve called him a traitor to this country and called his bullshit for being in cahoots with a dictatorship.
Fuck Trump and his supporters, they’re nothing more than traitors and should be tried as such.
mrbigshot110 on
Doesn’t matter. They won’t hold him accountable anyways.
JeffSteinMusic on
Omg does this mean Donald Trump…broke the law!?
I can’t wait for him to be investigated and prosecuted. This should go well!
🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Msmdpa on
The act exists only on paper and hasn’t been enforced in nearly 200 years.
fowlraul on
…and why nothing will come of the fact that he broke the law again
localistand on
Watch in the coming weeks as right-wingers are going to sell an extremely stupid, tortured response to criticism of Trump’s conversations with Putin, as attempting to suppress his right to ‘free speech’.
Faucet860 on
Could be?? It is. This guy is scorched earth. He knows if he loses he’s f’d. He’ll cheat to win because he will end his life if he loses. No way he stays in the US if he loses. Why else is he pitching bit coin?
YamahaRyoko on
At this point none of it matters. Trump does bad thing number 9,999 and the convicted felon who assaults women is still running for the presidency and has the support of a little less than half of the country.
Sinfulgirl178 on
Trump’s calls with Putin could raise serious legal questions under the Logan Act, but enforcing it seems unlikely due to its murky history and free speech concerns.
Antisocial-sKills on
DOJ had to be shamed into investigating Trump’s involvement in Jan.6 by the U.S. House Select Committee, so I don’t see anything happening with Garland’s dereliction of duty.
CakeAccomplice12 on
Call me when it’s actually enforced
neutrino71 on
Illegal for you or me, but for anyone with excessive orange foundation and a Supreme Court in their pocket…
williamgman on
“…could be illegal”. At some point we have to just realize he’s going to age out before he spends a day in a cell. So lets just make sure he does not get elected again.
Edit: Can we just put Bob Woodward in that cell with him? The guy learned of this ages ago and waited to put it in another book.
rodentmaster on
Could be? No. IS. IS illegal. And what he said and promised is illegal too. Trump launders putin’s money. He also changed his tune several times from “standing back and not helping ukraine” to “I’d give ukraine to putin” and I bet that changed right after one of these phone calls if we checked the dates.
Trump and the GOP take their orders directly, and they obey.
Razielslipknot on
I’m tired of hearing about Trump and POTENTIALLY breaking the law. Nothing happens to him anyway with the stuff he’s already done.
JubalHarshaw23 on
Garland would not raise a finger no matter how illegal it was.
nobones108 on
Unfortunately the Logan act is toothless, never been enforced.
David_Writes_Cozies on
>Logan Act: Why it could be illegal for Trump to call Putin
Holy f’ing shit that is hilarious! Like, no f’ing shit? Gosh! Who the f’ knew?!
mufasaride on
You never stop him guys …. you know everything this asshole has done and you do nothing… what a shame for real
probabletrump on
Cool let’s arrest him. Let’s fucking put him in a cell for any of the shit he does at this point.
LittleBallOfWait on
Administrations have been wiping their asses with the Logan Act for a couple generations. Nixon/Vietnam, Regan/Iran, etc. Trump’s kids and campaign chairman met with Russian spies in Trump Tower with Trump on speakerphone from upstairs during the 2016 campaign. We see Logan Act headlines all the time but never actual charges or consequences.
RoamingDrunk on
Just put the charges on top of his medium sized pile of criminal charges.
K1W1_S373N on
File this under yet another “Look what he did but nothing will ever happen about it”
CrayonLunch on
Its illegal for trump to call his boss?
Can I get a crayonlunch act? I hate my boss, but have to call him at least twice a day
hughdint1 on
FBI says they have recordings of the calls. SO if there is something I would assume that he would ~~be charged eventually~~ never be held accountable because he is a rich white man.
BeautysBeast on
Not why it could, it was illegal. Same with his visit with Orban
feelsgoodman666 on
taco bell: why it could be dinner
Pale-Worldliness7007 on
It may be illegal for anyone else but the orange anus. Laws don’t effect him and he knows it
JoostvanderLeij on
As if it matters.
jarvis646 on
Add it to the list of things the treasonous GOP and their cult worshippers won’t acknowledge or care about.
lancer-fiefdom on
It was illegal 8 years ago too, and nothing happened
Before Trump took the oath of office he literally instructed disgraced Lt General Michael Flynn to inform the Russian Ambassador that Trump would undo all of Obama’s Sanctions on Russia related to election interference
Flynn setup secret backchannel communications for this… and was ultimately fired from his cabinet weeks into the job
Everyusernametaken1 on
But nothing will happen anyway. It is so ridiculous how Trump gets away with everything… wtf
porgy_tirebiter on
Haven’t we already determined that the Logan Act is merely a suggestion?
moodyblue8222 on
Just another crime by America’s crime boss that will be ignored!
ThisIsDadLife on
Coulda woulda shoulda. Shut the fuck up until he’s in stripes behind bars. Until then – nothing seems to be illegal if you’re white or rich enough
Bullocks1999 on
What do you mean it could be? 100% not a public servant. This should be considered treason. His businesses should be boycotted.
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>News of Trump’s reported phone calls with Putin have caught the attention of his opponents as a possible violation of the Logan Act**,** which restricts private citizens from engaging in diplomatic affairs with U.S. rivals.
I want the person in charge of prosecuting Trump next to him in prison.
Lol *why it could be illegal*.
Fucking imagine JFK talking to Cuba and the Soviet Union before he was elected. Like *yeah, they’re cool everyone, I’ll end the Cold War before I’m elected and take office…*. They would’ve called him a traitor to this country and called his bullshit for being in cahoots with a dictatorship.
Fuck Trump and his supporters, they’re nothing more than traitors and should be tried as such.
Doesn’t matter. They won’t hold him accountable anyways.
Omg does this mean Donald Trump…broke the law!?
I can’t wait for him to be investigated and prosecuted. This should go well!
🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
The act exists only on paper and hasn’t been enforced in nearly 200 years.
…and why nothing will come of the fact that he broke the law again
Watch in the coming weeks as right-wingers are going to sell an extremely stupid, tortured response to criticism of Trump’s conversations with Putin, as attempting to suppress his right to ‘free speech’.
Could be?? It is. This guy is scorched earth. He knows if he loses he’s f’d. He’ll cheat to win because he will end his life if he loses. No way he stays in the US if he loses. Why else is he pitching bit coin?
At this point none of it matters. Trump does bad thing number 9,999 and the convicted felon who assaults women is still running for the presidency and has the support of a little less than half of the country.
Trump’s calls with Putin could raise serious legal questions under the Logan Act, but enforcing it seems unlikely due to its murky history and free speech concerns.
DOJ had to be shamed into investigating Trump’s involvement in Jan.6 by the U.S. House Select Committee, so I don’t see anything happening with Garland’s dereliction of duty.
Call me when it’s actually enforced
Illegal for you or me, but for anyone with excessive orange foundation and a Supreme Court in their pocket…
“…could be illegal”. At some point we have to just realize he’s going to age out before he spends a day in a cell. So lets just make sure he does not get elected again.
Edit: Can we just put Bob Woodward in that cell with him? The guy learned of this ages ago and waited to put it in another book.
Could be? No. IS. IS illegal. And what he said and promised is illegal too. Trump launders putin’s money. He also changed his tune several times from “standing back and not helping ukraine” to “I’d give ukraine to putin” and I bet that changed right after one of these phone calls if we checked the dates.
Trump and the GOP take their orders directly, and they obey.
I’m tired of hearing about Trump and POTENTIALLY breaking the law. Nothing happens to him anyway with the stuff he’s already done.
Garland would not raise a finger no matter how illegal it was.
Unfortunately the Logan act is toothless, never been enforced.
>Logan Act: Why it could be illegal for Trump to call Putin
Holy f’ing shit that is hilarious! Like, no f’ing shit? Gosh! Who the f’ knew?!
You never stop him guys …. you know everything this asshole has done and you do nothing… what a shame for real
Cool let’s arrest him. Let’s fucking put him in a cell for any of the shit he does at this point.
Administrations have been wiping their asses with the Logan Act for a couple generations. Nixon/Vietnam, Regan/Iran, etc. Trump’s kids and campaign chairman met with Russian spies in Trump Tower with Trump on speakerphone from upstairs during the 2016 campaign. We see Logan Act headlines all the time but never actual charges or consequences.
Just put the charges on top of his medium sized pile of criminal charges.
File this under yet another “Look what he did but nothing will ever happen about it”
Its illegal for trump to call his boss?
Can I get a crayonlunch act? I hate my boss, but have to call him at least twice a day
FBI says they have recordings of the calls. SO if there is something I would assume that he would ~~be charged eventually~~ never be held accountable because he is a rich white man.
Not why it could, it was illegal. Same with his visit with Orban
taco bell: why it could be dinner
It may be illegal for anyone else but the orange anus. Laws don’t effect him and he knows it
As if it matters.
Add it to the list of things the treasonous GOP and their cult worshippers won’t acknowledge or care about.
It was illegal 8 years ago too, and nothing happened
Before Trump took the oath of office he literally instructed disgraced Lt General Michael Flynn to inform the Russian Ambassador that Trump would undo all of Obama’s Sanctions on Russia related to election interference
Flynn setup secret backchannel communications for this… and was ultimately fired from his cabinet weeks into the job
But nothing will happen anyway. It is so ridiculous how Trump gets away with everything… wtf
Haven’t we already determined that the Logan Act is merely a suggestion?
Just another crime by America’s crime boss that will be ignored!
Coulda woulda shoulda. Shut the fuck up until he’s in stripes behind bars. Until then – nothing seems to be illegal if you’re white or rich enough
What do you mean it could be? 100% not a public servant. This should be considered treason. His businesses should be boycotted.