/----/ In criminal law, intent is one of three general classes of mens rea necessary to constitute a conventional, as opposed to strict liability, crime. A more formal, generally synonymous legal term is scienter: intent or knowledge of wrongdoing. Trump intending to fire Muller is his right. It would not be a crime. I intend to win the Powerball is not a crime. I intend to rob the 7-11 of their lottery tickets is a crime and if caught in the act I can be prosecuted.I am saying that even if he INTENDED to fire Mueller, the fact that Mueller is not fired means there is no way there could have been a crime.
INTENT only matters if there is also an ACT.
Come on....Really??
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If someone "intends" to assassinate his/her spouse, but the plot is foiled, does that someone get a slap on the wrist and told not to do that again?