Trump Thread

[Husar]

Actually the defense is: it's not illegal to seek out evidence of a presidential candidate's illegal action.

It's cant even be counted as collusion because Jr wasnt working for the campaign nor is he in official office.

http://electionlawblog.org/?p=93740

Hard to see how there is not a serious case here of solicitation. Trump Jr. appears to have knowledge of the foreign source and is asking to see it. As I explained earlier, such information can be considered a “thing of value” for purposes of the campaign finance law. (Update: More on the meaning of “thing of value” here and here.)

It is also possible other laws were broken, such as the laws against coordinating with a foreign entity on an expenditure. There could also be related obstruction, racketeering, or conspiracy charges, but these are really outside my area of specialization and I cannot say.

Who to believe? A law professor or Greyblades?

Tough decision, I guess it's undecided.