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.”

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.

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    3 months ago

    Except for Judge Cannon (…) Edit: oh, and the Supreme Court, of course.

    So what I’m hearing is… he’s getting away with everything forever?

    Look on a more serious note, I do think if he fails to become president again his luck probably has run out. The bad news is, between winning legitimately and stealing the election through House vote, Trump still is probably odds even to become president again - if not better.

    I know there is a chance sentencing and carrying out of it happens before the election, but I’ll believe it when I see it.

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      3 months ago

      Dude he’s always going to get away with it, he eats like shit and he’ll be dead soon anyway. The important thing is to implicate his conspirators that will be around for decades longer doing more fucked up shit in the background.