Donald Trump accused of committing “massive crime” with reported phone call

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-accused-crime-benjamin-netanyahu-call-ceasefire-hamas-1942248

28 Comments

  1. Trump must be arrested and charged with breach of the Logan Act. He would sacrifice any one of us or all of us to get ahead.

  2. armchairmegalomaniac on

    This is like when Nixon sent a team to persuade North Vietnam not to sign a peace deal with LBJ’s negotiators in Paris in 1968. The right has been trying to sabotage America for a very long time.

  3. Biden is in his last few months this term, is not seeking reelection, and was just inadvertently given phenomenal cosmic power by SCOTUS. He should go scorched earth all over Convicted Felon Trump’s orange ass

  4. wild_man_wizard on

    Trump really is just a live-action parody of Nixon.

    In this episode, the Gang scuttles the ~~Vietnamese~~ Israeli cease fire during an election!

  5. Illustrious_Map_3247 on

    Is it a crime if a rich man does it? My eyes have provided me decades of evidence that it is not.

  6. I don’t know why everyone bashes Newsweek- I clicked on this article hoping to hear what actor Steven Pasquale thought about this incident, and BOOM it’s right there in black and white.

  7. And? Trump has been accused of committing crimes MUCH MORE MASSIVE than this, but until the AG grows a pair of balls and prosecutes, Trump will continue to get away with it.

    I certainly hope Kamala replaces that limp noodle with a prosecutor with a spine, if the SCOTUS doesn’t steal the election from her.

  8. Educational-Exit430 on

    All he’s trying to do is squash the deal on the table so the Biden admin won’t get credit for the deal. He cares nothing for all of the people dying. This is the same play as the bi-partisan border bill that he had squashed.

  9. And Bibi is now covering for Drumf saying that the call didn’t take place. When 2 liars lie! I’m sure Mango Mussolini told Bibi that if he waits until after the election to call a cease fire, he’ll get a better deal. It’s like Nixon sabotaging the Peace Talks (another Logan Act violation) in 1968 and Reagan’s campaign telling Iran to wait until after the 1980 election to release the American hostages (another Logan Act violation). Republican candidates sabotaging US Foreign Affairs to win elections is an age old crime spree.

  10. >**The Logan Act**

    >If Trump did make the call, he would potentially be breaking the law as the Logan Act, enacted in 1799, prohibits unauthorized private citizens from negotiating with foreign governments on behalf of the U.S.

    I wasn’t aware of this, but that’s definitely interesting

    I was wondering why he’s playing armchair president, and if he was really allowed to contact foreign entities on our behalf while pretending to still be the president.

  11. Lock them both up.

    (We hate Bibi/Netanyahu over here.)

    The fact that Trump ADMITTED to talking about this with Bibi counts as an admission, right?

  12. If Trump did do this he should be charged. I understand trying to get a political advantage against your opponent but this is a crime. Stopping an agreement negotiated by your opponent just to make them look bad is a violation of the Logan Act. On top of that, Israel should be chastised for even entertaining his phone call.

  13. This is only the beginning, folks. Trump will commit whatever crimes he can to help himself win. Do not think, for a second, that this election will be anything short of a fight to the death.

    If Trump wins he knows he is home free. If he loses he knows there’s a strong chance he’ll die in prison for his previous crimes regardless. He has NOTHING to lose.

    We MUST keep fighting tooth and nail to win every single state by the largest possible margin. A few points is not enough! There are going to be so many dirty tricks in the remaining months. You can’t imagine the plots and schemes these fuckers are probably planning.

    Don’t let up! Keep donating and volunteering! Vote early and encourage everyone you know to do the same.

  14. Just in from the Supreme Court, the constitution gives Republican presidential candidates absolute immunity in performing their duties to make America a dictatorship.

    Seriously if you have never been held to account, why would you play by the rules now knowing nothing will happen to you.

  15. captaincanada84 on

    Only two people in the entire history of the country have been indicted under the Logan Act, in 1802 and 1852. Neither were convicted. The Logan Act is toothless because nobody has the balls to actually enforce it. There is zero chance the current DOJ leadership will go after Trump for this.

  16. itsFromTheSimpsons on

    I like how Newsweek is around 24 hours late to this story and still insists on a cryptic clickbait title

    “something’s different about the NYC skyline after this happened”

    -Newsweek September 12, 2001 probably

  17. Someone should sue the shit out of him. Not just because nobodys above the law, but also because Trump is committing crimes on a daily basis and it needs to stop.

  18. This is a tough one, I don’t know who to believe here. The people saying the phone call took place or the person who lies about 200 times a day on average.