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struggle4progress

(118,214 posts) Thu Jul 13, 2017, 09:09 PM Jul 2017

Watchdogs to DOJ: Jr. broke campaign finance laws

BY MEGAN R. WILSON - 07/13/17 03:38 PM EDT

... In a complaint filed to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the Justice Department, Common Cause, the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 allege that accepting and attending the meeting amounted to soliciting an illegal campaign contribution from a foreign national.

The emails to Trump Jr. explicitly stated that the offer of information about Clinton, then the Democratic nominee for president, was “part of Russia and its governments’ support for Mr. Trump” and had been proffered by the “Crown prosecutor of Russia” ..

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/341922-watchdogs-to-doj-trump-jr-meeting-broke-campaign-finance-laws

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Watchdogs to DOJ: Jr. broke campaign finance laws (Original Post) struggle4progress Jul 2017 OP

K&R onecaliberal Jul 2017 #1

His lawyer's contention: "That's not a criminal offense. Those are 'rules', not laws." CousinIT Jul 2017 #2

He was supposed to ask for money from a corporation. Citizens United does not cover foreign people. McCamy Taylor Jul 2017 #3

onecaliberal

(32,775 posts)

1. K&R

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Jul 13, 2017, 09:30 PM

Jul 2017

CousinIT

(9,217 posts)

2. His lawyer's contention: "That's not a criminal offense. Those are 'rules', not laws."

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Jul 13, 2017, 10:59 PM

Jul 2017

Heard it in a radio interview the other day.

McCamy Taylor

(19,240 posts)

3. He was supposed to ask for money from a corporation. Citizens United does not cover foreign people.