RE: I have work to do----can you distill this into a charge
Posted on: July 22, 2019 at 09:16:24 CT
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The Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), 52 U.S.C. §30121(a)(1), prohibits foreign nationals from "directly or indirectly" contributing "money or other thing of value" in connection with any US election. Another part of the law prohibits a person from "knowingly soliciting, accepting or receiving contributions or donations from foreign nationals." If a person acts knowingly and willfully, meaning with general knowledge that their actions were unlawful, and the value of the contribution is $2,000 or more, it is a criminal violation. If the value is $25,000 or more, it is a felony.
I think the prosecution hurdle is proving that members of the Trump family (Trump, Junior or Kushner) or others in the campaign knew their actions were unlawful. And, trying to place a value on the foreign contribution(s).