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Isn't it illegal for foreigners to donate in a way that influences US politics? If it isn't can't the CCP or Putin simply donate to a side that supports their

Isn't it illegal for foreigners to donate in a way that influences US politics? If it isn't can't the CCP or Putin simply donate to a side that supports their cause?

kjakm 6y ago
Illegal or not who’s going to stop them when US law doesn’t apply abroad? In general the US interferes far more in foreign politics at least on a high level imo. I tend to find when there’s a US election foreign politicians refuse to comment and when it’s the other way around US politicians are full of opinions.
- anigbrowl 6y ago
  You're overlooking the existence of extradition treaties and the possibility of sanctions applied on persons in jurisdictions that don't have extradition treaties.
  - admax88q 6y ago
    There's also the option of going after those who received the money rather than those who gave it.
scotty79 6y ago
Is it still politics? I thought it moved into the realm of deranged mass criminal activity, bordering on domestic terrorism once republican politicians started finally abandoning them? Still probably illegal to financially support.
vorpalhex 6y ago
So it's not a campaign contribution since the insurrectionists weren't a political campaign. If they were involved in supporting a candidate by taking out ads, there are requirements about declaring the foreign support - but they didn't seem to do that. There is a separate set of laws for conspiracy to commit sedition. If the donor was donating to forment unrest (knowingly) then there are charges that can be pursued, but would likely require extradition.
anigbrowl 6y ago
It's illegal to donate to election/political campaigns, technically this is not illegal as the insurrectionists are not a discrete political entity that could be proscribed or tagged as political. This assumes, of course, that there was no foreknowledge on the part of the donor about anything untoward.
mytailorisrich 6y ago
I believe that the ban on donations from foreigners relates to electoral campaigns and political parties.
rchaud 6y ago
As recent events have indicated, denoting something as 'illegal' means nothing without rigid enforcement.
alacombe 6y ago
How much cash did the Clinton Foundation receive from foreign donors ?

Isn't it illegal for foreigners to donate in a way that influences US politics? If it isn't can't the CCP or Putin simply donate to a side that supports their cause?

kjakm 6y ago

Illegal or not who’s going to stop them when US law doesn’t apply abroad? In general the US interferes far more in foreign politics at least on a high level imo. I tend to find when there’s a US election foreign politicians refuse to comment and when it’s the other way around US politicians are full of opinions.

anigbrowl 6y ago
You're overlooking the existence of extradition treaties and the possibility of sanctions applied on persons in jurisdictions that don't have extradition treaties.
- admax88q 6y ago
  There's also the option of going after those who received the money rather than those who gave it.

scotty79 6y ago

Is it still politics? I thought it moved into the realm of deranged mass criminal activity, bordering on domestic terrorism once republican politicians started finally abandoning them? Still probably illegal to financially support.

vorpalhex 6y ago

So it's not a campaign contribution since the insurrectionists weren't a political campaign. If they were involved in supporting a candidate by taking out ads, there are requirements about declaring the foreign support - but they didn't seem to do that. There is a separate set of laws for conspiracy to commit sedition. If the donor was donating to forment unrest (knowingly) then there are charges that can be pursued, but would likely require extradition.

anigbrowl 6y ago

It's illegal to donate to election/political campaigns, technically this is not illegal as the insurrectionists are not a discrete political entity that could be proscribed or tagged as political. This assumes, of course, that there was no foreknowledge on the part of the donor about anything untoward.

mytailorisrich 6y ago

I believe that the ban on donations from foreigners relates to electoral campaigns and political parties.

rchaud 6y ago

As recent events have indicated, denoting something as 'illegal' means nothing without rigid enforcement.

alacombe 6y ago

How much cash did the Clinton Foundation receive from foreign donors ?