Trump has been accused of calling the Israeli Prime Minister to discuss the ceasefire deal the U.S. is helping negotiate with Hamas.

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.”

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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.

  • vegeta@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    FTFY Donald Trump Accused of Commitedting commited ‘Massive Crime’ With Reported Phone Call

    • Nougat@fedia.io
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      10 months ago

      Donald Trump Accused of Commitedting commited ‘Massive Crime’ With Reported Phone Call Again.

      • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
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        10 months ago

        I look forward to him receiving absolutely zero consequences because why would anything he did ever result in the slightest inconvenience for him?

        I don’t believe in god, but Trump makes me think that crossroads demons could be real.

      • barsquid@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        You don’t need to cross off phone for that one. There have been a couple high profile crimes on the phone and who knows how many others.

  • saltesc@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Good

    This means hell run the whole, “Only I had the balls to blah blah blah”

    And if the democrats want to continue their strong run, they’ll have to be on top of action toward it as well. He’s a useful idiot sometimes.

  • Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Ah man. I can only wish that the Orange Idiot and Netanyahu somehow, eventually, reap what they’ve been sowing for decades now. Not holding my breath of course, but the amount of schadenfreude I’d feel would probably verge on orgasmic.

    • MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      I think one of them went with “it’s an unconfirmed report, not a transcript of the call” or some other weasel-y bullshit like that.

    • pezhore@lemmy.ml
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      10 months ago

      See, this is 4th dimensional chess. Trump knows that Bidens deal would be bad for Palestine and only Trump can get a better one. So akshually this is a good thing. /s

    • darharrison@lemm.ee
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      10 months ago

      “Well, the nickname is Genocide Joe, not Genocide Don, so obviously it’s Biden’s fault that Trump is sabotaging the ceasefire deals!”

  • Fuzzy_Dunlop@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    If I understand the actual text of the law, it only refers to disputes that directly involve the U.S. This dispute does not. (Sure, the U.S. is indirectly involved, but we’re at least indirectly involved with everything.)

    Yes, it would be stupid for him to involve himself, but Trump has done enough illegal shit that we don’t need to go looking for more.

  • DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    10 months ago

    Israel is already denying it so unless phones are bugged (they won’t admit this) there won’t be any physical evidence unfortunately

  • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    10 months ago

    If the USA had the balls to enforce the laws as they have in the past this idiot would be executed for treason. Turns out fascism is a great tool you can use to avoid consequences as the State shudders at the terrorist following you’ve gathered and refuses to take action.

    • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It was prosecuted twice. Both times before the Civil War. But nobody has ever actually been convicted.

      Things are different today. Prosecutors realize that a law criminalizing the act of negotiating is probably going to run into First Amendment issues.

  • someguy3@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    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.”

    The next day, however, Netanyahu’s office denied that the call took place.

  • tetrachromacy@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Republicans and ratfucking peace talks during an inhumane war of territorial expansion to make their political opponent look bad. Name a more iconic duo.

  • p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    He would be “potentially” breaking the law? What a waste of time. Either it is or isn’t against the law. Which is it?

    • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Lots of laws are very fact dependent. For example, if a patient dies during surgery then the doctor potentially committed malpractice.

      Generally the courts, not journalists, get to tell you if something is or isn’t against the law.

    • Zombiepirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      And Nixon did the same with Vietnam.

      Being an opportunistic, amoral psycho who works to undermine the safety of Americans is practically a Republican presidential tradition at this point.

    • TooManyFoods@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      He did, but I think it only came to light after his brain was soup. Unless I am wrong and carter was aware earlier.

      • anon6789@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        New bits of evidence have been popping up over the decades, seemingly last in 2020. Much of the physical evidence has been long destroyed, and most of the people involved are now dead and gone and I wouldn’t call many of the people with supposed first-hand accounts reliable people to begin with. I just read through this article to refresh myself on the details and to see the latest updates.

        The personal accounts and evidence we do have doesn’t leave much room for the truth to be anything but that the Reagan/Bush campaign was involved, and that Daddy Bush likely had enough evidence he should have turned over to prove it, but today we would still likely not have enough to convict anyone, especially in the current political scene. There wasn’t much there about if Reagan himself was involved, the story made it sound as if he didn’t, but everyone around him certainly did. I don’t feel that negates him from responsibility for his people’s actions, but I do feel that is a difference worth mentioning.

    • Doomsider@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      People also used to rape their slaves. Times change. Maybe we start holding our ruling class to a higher standard. Perhaps being a shitstain on humanity should be met with disapproval.