Trump Trolls Senate Democrat Caught Meeting With Iranian Regime: That Sure Sounds Like A ‘Violation Of The Logan Act’
February 20, 2020
After hearing news first reported by The Federalist that Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy privately met with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said the meeting sounds like a violation of the Logan Act.
“I saw that Sen. Murphy met with the Iranians. Is that a fact? I just saw that on the way over,” Trump said to a group of reporters at Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility. “That sounds like to me a violation of the Logan Act.”
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The Logan Act is a federal law passed in 1799 that prohibits American citizens from negotiating with foreign powers. Murphy previously called for the Department of Justice to investigate former national security adviser Michael Flynn for violating the Logan Act in 2017.
“Any effort to undermine our nation’s foreign policy, even during a transition period, may be illegal and must be taken seriously,” he said following anonymous leaks of a phone call Flynn had with a Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak.
Murphy also previously defended other unofficial, shadow diplomacy by Democrats such as former Secretary of State John Kerry, who met with high-level Iranian officials in 2018.
Murphy admitted Tuesday morning in a Medium post that he met with Zarif on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference last week. In the post, he described Iran as “our adversary, responsible for the killing of thousands of Americans.”
While participating in a panel discussion at the Munich conference, Murphy stressed that he was “not here to be a defender of the [Trump] administration’s policy in the Middle East.”
“He’s a critic,” interjected the panel moderator. “I would be characterized as a – as a critic,” the Democratic senator agreed.
#1: Darkwing To: BTP Holdings (#0)
Darkwing posted on 2020-02-21 08:42:28 Reply Private Reply
#2: randge To: Darkwing (#1)
Pres. Trump has praised Abraham Lincoln in speeches. That doesn't mean that he is going to suspend habeas corpus any time soon.
It doesn't mattaer a damned thing what country Reagan's "people meets with," you cannot associate a man with anything that displeases you simply because it pleases you.
That's just frelling stupid.
randge posted on 2020-02-21 09:07:49 Reply Private Reply
#3: BTP Holdings To: randge (#2)
That's telling him. ROTFLOL
BTP Holdings posted on 2020-02-21 09:18:38 Reply Private Reply
#4: randge To: BTP Holdings (#3)
randge posted on 2020-02-21 09:20:31 Reply Private Reply
#5: BTP Holdings To: Darkwing (#1)
You might not recall this, but when Jimmy Carter was POTUS the inflation rate was 14.8% and interest rates were as high as 18%.
This contributed to the Savings & Loan crisis since many of those banks made bad real estate loans. ;)
BTP Holdings posted on 2020-02-21 09:28:44 Reply Private Reply
#6: war To: BTP Holdings (#0)
Fat don is stump dumb stupid...
war posted on 2020-02-21 09:33:41 Reply Private Reply
#7: randge To: war (#6)
The President has not leveled formal charges against anyone, although he is entitled to do so when the situation warrants it.
But for a US senator to meet privately with the foreign minister of another country, let alone one with a history of animosity and friction with us, should occasion attention and raise questions.
randge posted on 2020-02-21 09:46:10 Reply Private Reply
#8: war To: BTP Holdings (#5)
war posted on 2020-02-21 09:46:27 Reply Private Reply
#9: war To: randge (#7)
I agree that he is a predator but can a fox add 2 and 2?
Federal crimes require a grand jury charge...but the *Take Care* clause does not empower a POTUS to declare any act of Congress, which includes subpoenas, null and void...
But for a US senator to meet privately with the foreign minister of another country, let alone one with a history of animosity and friction with us, should occasion attention and raise questions.
Someone has to be a grownup...it certainly isn't the Fat don...
war posted on 2020-02-21 10:03:39 Reply Private Reply
#10: Pinguinite To: BTP Holdings (#0)
Meeting and negotiating should be 2 different things. Tulsi met with Assad. Was that a violation?
Pinguinite posted on 2020-02-21 10:08:26 Reply Private Reply
#11: randge To: war (#9)
It's too early in the day to get all inflamed over the Don. He's gonna be in office quite a while yet.
randge posted on 2020-02-21 10:09:32 Reply Private Reply
#12: war To: randge (#11)
war posted on 2020-02-21 10:16:27 Reply Private Reply
#13: randge To: war (#12)
randge posted on 2020-02-21 10:30:25 Reply Private Reply
#14: war To: randge (#13)
Reality exists whether you care acknowledge it or not...
war posted on 2020-02-21 10:33:26 Reply Private Reply
#15: war To: randge (#13)
war posted on 2020-02-21 10:34:16 Reply Private Reply
#16: Lod To: BTP Holdings (#5)
Personally, I'd love to see 18% interest rates, this 0.01% rate sucks.
Lod posted on 2020-02-21 10:50:12 Reply Private Reply
#17: BTP Holdings To: Lod (#16)
Do you know what that percentage rate would do to an already depressed economy? It would be just like the Carter years.
0.01% may not be much, but at least it is not a negative rate. ;)
BTP Holdings posted on 2020-02-21 10:58:15 Reply Private Reply
#18: war To: BTP Holdings (#17)
war posted on 2020-02-21 11:06:17 Reply Private Reply
#19: Esso To: Lod, 4um (#16)
No s#!t. Back in the day, I invested in TIGRs that paid 18%. Last year, I got into a 13mo CD that pays 2something% at a CU, but the catch was that it had to be "new" money, not from the CU.
That $0.17 I made at Big Bank last month is pathetic. Thinking about dumping some Au and waiting for the CU to give me a deal on some "new" money.
Esso posted on 2020-02-21 11:10:53 Reply Private Reply
#20: Esso To: BTP Holdings, 4um (#17)
It is if inflation is more than 0.01%. It is.
Esso posted on 2020-02-21 11:16:46 Reply Private Reply
#21: BTP Holdings To: war (#18)
There is a graph at the link that shows this is not true. ;)
money.cnn.com/2017/12/29/...my/presidents- first-year-economy/index.html
BTP Holdings posted on 2020-02-21 11:21:29 Reply Private Reply
#22: BTP Holdings To: Esso (#20)
Inflation is high enough. At least not like in late 70s under Carter. ;)
BTP Holdings posted on 2020-02-21 11:23:27 Reply Private Reply
#23: randge To: war (#15)
If he were, the greaseballs on the other side would have long ago indicted and convicted him, locked him up and thrown away the key. Those bastards are not short of the lawyers and judges necessary to get the job done either.
I will add that in my humble opinion, the jackals that would like to nail him are themselves deeply corrupt, and I am awaiting judgement on that.
It may yet happen. Cheers.
randge posted on 2020-02-21 11:34:00 Reply Private Reply
#24: Lod To: Esso (#19)
$0.17 just doesn't go as far as it used to go...
Lod posted on 2020-02-21 11:44:56 Reply Private Reply
#25: war To: randge (#23)
I've lived in NYC for 35 years...so not only will I say he's corrupt I will tell you that I have first hand knowledge of his corruption...
How do you like them apples, buckaroo bonzai?
f he were, the greaseballs on the other side would have long ago indicted and convicted him, locked him up and thrown away the key.
Stop being naive...
war posted on 2020-02-21 11:59:26 Reply Private Reply
#26: randge To: war (#25)
I would say, "Bring on the lawman and prosecutors, buckarooti!"
Heh-heh.
randge posted on 2020-02-21 12:05:24 Reply Private Reply
#27: war To: BTP Holdings (#21)
My source is the Bureau of Economic Analysis which...wait for it...actually releases the GDP figures...
war posted on 2020-02-21 12:16:38 Reply Private Reply
#28: war To: randge (#26)
You're going to get your wish more sooner than later...
war posted on 2020-02-21 12:18:07 Reply Private Reply
#29: war To: BTP Holdings (#21)
war posted on 2020-02-21 12:21:06 Reply Private Reply
#30: BTP Holdings To: war (#29)
There is one thing that no one can over ride. ;)
BTP Holdings posted on 2020-02-21 12:50:44 Reply Private Reply
#31: war To: BTP Holdings (#30)
war posted on 2020-02-21 13:51:13 Reply Private Reply
#32: Liberator To: war (#29)
(LOLAYDA!! -- In case you were nostalgic for a Yukonian nod ;-)
Now that the salutations are out of the way...
I must admit...
Upon witnessing the past 4 years of the Dem-Left-0bama infestation of The Swamp as they brazenly and illegally co-opted Intel agys to launch a no-holds-barred coup against Candidate/President Trump. (you really don't find any of this morally or ethically wrong?)
...AFTER having surviving the previous 8 year dumpster-fire lit by the 0bama Admin....and sordid record of demolition and divisiveness of this nation.. and mockery of constitutional law...
...I *did* wonder whether you'd retired the 3:00 AM beer goggles and began to see the Light. Instead it looks like you've upgraded to Hambone's goggles.
Not even the dozen years' worth of smoldering ashes of a bloodied, scarred and charred America caused you pause. Or moment of doubt. Viva La Revolucion till the end of the Republic!
Below is some of your finest work that may even exceed your past vintage cognitive dissonance. Klinton. 0bama. And now it's culminating with Comrade Bernie (since Stalin isn't available.)
"Fat don inherited a vibrant economy..."
"Real growth in the Carter years was much higher than it is now..."
"Stop being naive..."
"Reality exists whether you care acknowledge it or not..."
"And I'll further note the irony of a Trump supporter questioning anyone's sanity or humanity..."
Talk about "reality," "sanity," "naivete" and...especially "irony" -- that 35 years in the NYC Bubble has taken quite the toll. I'm sincerely surprised to what degree. Sad to see.
Liberator posted on 2020-02-21 15:28:05 Reply Private Reply