What we know so far about contacts between Trump campaign and Russia | CBC News
It's worth noting that collusion is not, on its own, illegal. It might be if you're talking about price-fixing, but, in this political context, it's a generic catch-all term that doesn't appear in U.S. election law.
The word could also be used, however, to describe some actual crimes: taking an election donation from a foreign national in money or in something of value; soliciting a foreign contribution; computer-hacking; conspiracy to assist a criminal act; perjury; unregistered work as a foreign agent; or lying about foreign contacts on a security clearance form.
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Taking anything "of value" from a foreign government to assist in a criminal act is a crime. If Junior walked away from the June meeting with the Russians with a paperclip....he is a criminal. But I think Mueller will find the "criminal collusion" goes much deeper. It involves not only trump and his crime family. It involved the NRA, the GOP, and many Republican leaders. Here is another quote from Mister Painter:
"We're going to have people going to the slammer over this. The question is who, and how high up."
- Richard Painter, ex-ethics lawyer for George W. Bush
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What a sweet day that will be!!!
It's worth noting that collusion is not, on its own, illegal. It might be if you're talking about price-fixing, but, in this political context, it's a generic catch-all term that doesn't appear in U.S. election law.
The word could also be used, however, to describe some actual crimes: taking an election donation from a foreign national in money or in something of value; soliciting a foreign contribution; computer-hacking; conspiracy to assist a criminal act; perjury; unregistered work as a foreign agent; or lying about foreign contacts on a security clearance form.
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Taking anything "of value" from a foreign government to assist in a criminal act is a crime. If Junior walked away from the June meeting with the Russians with a paperclip....he is a criminal. But I think Mueller will find the "criminal collusion" goes much deeper. It involves not only trump and his crime family. It involved the NRA, the GOP, and many Republican leaders. Here is another quote from Mister Painter:
"We're going to have people going to the slammer over this. The question is who, and how high up."
- Richard Painter, ex-ethics lawyer for George W. Bush
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What a sweet day that will be!!!
