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Trump reportedly talked with Israel PM Netanyahu to avert a cease-fire deal in Gaza, fearing that this could help Vice President Kamala Harris win the U.S. presidential election (newrepublic.com)

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If reports are true, it would be a violation of the Logan Act.

“The reporting is that former President Trump is on the phone with the Prime Minister of Israel, urging him not to cut a deal right now, because it’s believed that would help the Harris campaign,” said PBS’s Judy Woodruff Monday night. “So, I don’t know where—who knows whether that will come about or not, but I have to think that the Harris campaign would like for President Biden to do what presidents do, and that’s to work on that one.”

Woodruff clarified on Wednesday that the anecdote was not based on her original reporting, but rather on an an Axios story last week that cited two U.S. sources as claiming that Trump and Netanyahu had spoken on the phone about cease-fire and Gaza hostage talks. Netanyahu’s office and Trump both separately denied the report.

“I did encourage him to get this over with. You want to get it over with fast. Have victory, get your victory, and get it over with. It has to stop, the killing has to stop,” Trump said at a New Jersey press conference on Thursday, referring to their meeting at Mar-a-Lago last month. But he also criticized cease-fire demands.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

On what charges?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

No need to look very far. The answer is within the subheading of the article being discussed here. You don't even need to click the link nor to read the article, since tartigrada included this information in the quote that's part of this post's text:

Donald Trump is reportedly advising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which would be a violation of the Logan Act.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Logan Act

The Logan Act (1 Stat. 613, 18 U.S.C. § 953, enacted January 30, 1799) is a United States federal law that criminalizes the negotiation of a dispute between the United States and a foreign government by an unauthorized American citizen. The intent behind the Act is to prevent unauthorized negotiations from undermining the government's position.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Fair... But what prosecutor will do the job?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Even if they find a prosecutor won't they just put it in front of Aileen Canon again?