now i have another quick question, if a member of the Russian government (or someone who says they are) comes to a campaign and says they have possible criminal information on another party, then it's illegal to have a meeting with them to discuss it?
i mean if the russian government comes to me and says that they have criminal information on a private citizen, i'm going to hear what they have to say. i understand the ethical dilemma in the Trump campaign, but it's not as if Trump Jr said "alright let's use this as a tool or blackmail to destroy Clinton" he simply arranged a meeting.
i looked up @Ogion's code and it only talks about donations and money and items. nothing yet about intelligence
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/52/30121
i found this transcript by NPR that kind of shows were i'm at:
http://www.npr.org/2017/07/10/536505276/trump-russia-probe-raises-debate-over-whether-collusion-is-criminal
i mean, let's not forget if this is all ILLEGAL, then shouldn't Obama be in prison?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsFR8DbSRQE
i think we can all agree the Trump campaign was stretching their ethical bounds, but legally, i still don't actually see the specific charge. the reaction to a foreign government saying "we have incriminating information on your rival" being "we need to have a meeting to discuss this" is far form an illegal action.
if Russia came to a reporter at the New York Times and said "we have incriminating information on Trump" it'd be an entirely correct response to arrange a meeting.
but... because Trump Jr. is part of a campaign... he is supposed to what? ignore criminal complaints by foreign governments? perhaps a more appropriate response would be to turn it over to the FBI, but he didn't even know the veracity of the claims yet.
furthermore, arranging a meeting is far from making any promises or deals, or any kind of "coordination" between the two governments. in fact, the entire email chain never mentions any future prospects, simply that there's a russian government lawyer who has potential criminal information on Clinton.
so i think i need to ask his again, what is the specific legal charge you're bringing them to court on?