Did Trump's Post-Presidential Calls to Vladimir Putin Violate the Logan Act?
Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner
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🗓️ 11 October 2024
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Bob Woodward's new book "War" reveals that after Donald Trump left the presidency he made many calls to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
The Logan Act is a federal law that prohibits private citizens from engaging in diplomacy with foreign countries to try to impact disputes with that country. Notably, if Trump violated the Logan act after he left office, the presidential immunity his Supreme Court Justices gave him will not protect him.
Of course, the Department of Justice would need to investigate Trump and determine if there is enough evidence to prosecute him. DOJ . . . if you're listening . . .
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| 0:30.8 | it's time for justice matters with former federal prosecutor and MS NBC |
| 0:35.0 | analyst Plen Kirchner. In Bob Woodward's new book, War, he reveals that after Donald Trump left the White House, |
| 0:52.2 | he made many calls to Russian President Vladimir Putin. |
| 0:55.0 | Glenn says Trump may have violated the Logan Act. |
| 0:59.0 | So friends, you probably already know this, but we have a lot of federal laws on the books here in the United States, |
| 1:08.0 | and it seems like Donald Trump is intent on violating as many as he can. |
| 1:15.7 | We've got this law called the Logan Act. |
| 1:19.4 | For those of you scoring at home, you can find the Logan Act at title 18 |
| 1:24.0 | title 18 of the United States Code section 953 |
| 1:28.9 | 18 USC 953 and essentially the Logan Act says that private citizens can't engage in |
| 1:39.4 | diplomacy with foreign governments. |
| 1:42.5 | You can't try to iron out disputes with another government if you're a private citizen, |
| 1:49.8 | even if you're a former president of the United States. |
| 1:54.8 | But there's some new reporting suggesting that is precisely |
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