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"It is illegal for any person to solicit, accept, or receive anything of value from a foreign national in connection with a U.S. election" - Ellen L Weintraub,
by markdown 7y ago
"It is illegal for any person to solicit, accept, or receive anything of value from a foreign national in connection with a U.S. election" - Ellen L Weintraub, chair of the Federal Election Commission
https://twitter.com/EllenLWeintraub/status/1139309394968096768 https://twitter.com/EllenLWeintraub/status/11393093949680967...
- gfosco 7y agoThat's a fine law. However, there's a vast distance between that quote and convincing evidence of a violation in this instance.
- markdown 7y ago> However, there's a vast distance between that quote and convincing evidence of a violation in this instance. Of course there isn't any evidence that you'll accept. Nevermind that the whole world saw him solicit Russian assistance in hacking his opponent during the last elections and that the video evidence of him doing so is available for anyone to view at any time.