Trump illegally interfered in US Center East coverage in violation of the Logan Act by reposting a menace to Iran.
Trump reposted on Truth Social this Sen. Rick Scott X put up:
That is the power we want again within the White Home! https://t.co/rvs7IQf7sk
— Rick Scott (@ScottforFlorida) April 14, 2024
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The Logan Act states:
Any citizen of the USA, wherever he could also be, who, with out authority of the USA, instantly or not directly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any international authorities or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to affect the measures or conduct of any international authorities or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the USA, or to defeat the measures of the USA, shall be fined underneath this title or imprisoned no more than three years, or each.
This part shall not abridge the suitable of a citizen to use, himself or his agent, to any international authorities or the brokers thereof for redress of any damage which he could have sustained from such authorities or any of its brokers or topics.
Donald Trump is a personal citizen. He has no authority to conduct international coverage on behalf of the USA. Trump is interfering and undermining US international coverage together with his repost of an previous assertion that he made.
Trump thinks that that is an instance of his projection of power. He most likely believes that he’s campaigning, however he’s undermining the international coverage of the nation, and he has no authorized authority to take action.
At a minimal, he’s trying to undermine President Biden’s authority and sabotage the nation’s international coverage. At worst, Donald Trump is a rogue operator illegally making an attempt to make US coverage in violation of the regulation.
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