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Report: Kushner Told Flynn to Sabotage U.S. Policy With Russia’s Help
In December 2016, Jared Kushner allegedly instructed Michael Flynn to sabotage American foreign policy in order to help a foreign regime violate international law with impunity. (That regime was, of course, Bibi Netanyahu’s.)
More specifically: The president’s son-in-law told Flynn to call members of the U.N. national security council, and encourage them to block a resolution condemning Israel’s illegal settlements in the West Bank, in defiance of the Obama administration’s wishes.
In making this request, Kushner (arguably) violated the Logan Act — an archaic 1799 statute that prohibits private U.S. citizens from undermining the foreign policy of a sitting U.S. president through contact with a foreign power. No American has ever been convicted of violating the Logan Act (even though a long list of people have almost certainly violated it).
Kushner, the source said, told Flynn during the phone call that “this was a top priority for the president.”
. Kushner’s behavior could constitute a violation of the Logan Act — but that law is widely considered a dead letter. What’s more, the Trump team’s interest in derailing the U.N. resolution was hardly a secret. The president-elect was openly undermining the sitting president’s foreign policy over Twitter. Meanwhile, the fact that Flynn lied to the FBI about his contact with Kislyak was first reported nearly a year ago.
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It's these kinds of acts that open the door for more investigation. By themselves, they may not amount to much. But they are like bread crumbs. The crumbs lead to something.
And as we all know, the only to find out what is actually going on is to "follow the money".
Flynn broke multiple laws but was only charged with one. Typical prosecutorial behavior. If they don't cooperate, you start piling on the charges. Because he was charged with a single charge today doesn't mean he won't get more tomorrow. He's already sold his house to pay lawyer's fees.
In December 2016, Jared Kushner allegedly instructed Michael Flynn to sabotage American foreign policy in order to help a foreign regime violate international law with impunity. (That regime was, of course, Bibi Netanyahu’s.)
More specifically: The president’s son-in-law told Flynn to call members of the U.N. national security council, and encourage them to block a resolution condemning Israel’s illegal settlements in the West Bank, in defiance of the Obama administration’s wishes.
In making this request, Kushner (arguably) violated the Logan Act — an archaic 1799 statute that prohibits private U.S. citizens from undermining the foreign policy of a sitting U.S. president through contact with a foreign power. No American has ever been convicted of violating the Logan Act (even though a long list of people have almost certainly violated it).
Kushner, the source said, told Flynn during the phone call that “this was a top priority for the president.”
. Kushner’s behavior could constitute a violation of the Logan Act — but that law is widely considered a dead letter. What’s more, the Trump team’s interest in derailing the U.N. resolution was hardly a secret. The president-elect was openly undermining the sitting president’s foreign policy over Twitter. Meanwhile, the fact that Flynn lied to the FBI about his contact with Kislyak was first reported nearly a year ago.
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It's these kinds of acts that open the door for more investigation. By themselves, they may not amount to much. But they are like bread crumbs. The crumbs lead to something.
And as we all know, the only to find out what is actually going on is to "follow the money".
Flynn broke multiple laws but was only charged with one. Typical prosecutorial behavior. If they don't cooperate, you start piling on the charges. Because he was charged with a single charge today doesn't mean he won't get more tomorrow. He's already sold his house to pay lawyer's fees.
