Timeline for Have there been precedents of presidential campaigns communicating with foreign governments during the election campaign?
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| Nov 9, 2020 at 23:56 | answer | added | Marc | timeline score: 4 | |
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| Feb 18, 2017 at 23:42 | comment | added | user4012 | @gnasher729 - in a technical legal sense you're correct. In the spirit of the things, Obama was acting a lot as a Clinton campaign surrogate; and it's impossible to tell if he was doing something or other due to that intent. | |
| Feb 18, 2017 at 16:16 | comment | added | gnasher729 | @user4012: What you say about Obama is a clear intentional misunderstanding / misinterpretation. Logan act isn't against individuals being on some election team, it is about individuals that are not part of the government. Obama was part of the government (actual, the president). Flynn, or Trump before officially becoming president, or Hilary Clinton at any time, not fine. | |
| Feb 17, 2017 at 9:51 | history | edited | Steve Melnikoff | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 17, 2017 at 3:58 | comment | added | phoog | I presume you are asking for examples of precidents. | |
| Feb 16, 2017 at 22:41 | vote | accept | Panda | ||
| Feb 16, 2017 at 18:34 | comment | added | SoylentGray | Its vague and non specific and overly generalized. The claim is not refutable because it does not make any substantial assertion. Say your you have a business dealing with an immigrant from russia. It could be completely above board and not even about the campaign but it would fit this claim. | |
| Feb 16, 2017 at 18:08 | comment | added | David says Reinstate Monica | @user4012 It did in the initial revision. | |
| Feb 16, 2017 at 17:45 | comment | added | user4012 | @DavidGrinberg - correct. But that's a technicality, as far as the spirit of the question is concerned - it didn't even mention Logan act. | |
| Feb 16, 2017 at 16:07 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackPolitics/status/832260213235400704 | ||
| Feb 16, 2017 at 16:07 | comment | added | David says Reinstate Monica | @user4012 Obama is an officer of the government though. The logan act does not apply to him. | |
| Feb 16, 2017 at 15:48 | comment | added | user4012 | An interesting dilemma: Obama was clearly a big part of Hillary's campaign. He clearly had contacts with foreign leaders, if nothing else as part of his job. | |
| Feb 16, 2017 at 15:36 | answer | added | David says Reinstate Monica | timeline score: 7 | |
| Feb 16, 2017 at 15:26 | comment | added | Panda | @Bobson Yup, I've placed emphasis on the text during the campaign, thanks! | |
| Feb 16, 2017 at 15:25 | comment | added | Panda | @DavidGrinberg Thanks for your comments, I've decided to remove the question since it's a sub-question. I've reread the text of the Logan act and it does seem logical that even news organisations will be banned with my previous interpretation. | |
| Feb 16, 2017 at 15:24 | history | edited | Panda | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 16, 2017 at 15:21 | comment | added | Bobson | I know you say it in the question, but I suggest emphasizing that you're asking about during the campaign and not after the election. | |
| Feb 16, 2017 at 15:20 | comment | added | David says Reinstate Monica | Also worth noting that based on these criteria it is also not clear at all if Flynn actually violated the Logan act (though obviously the lying was still a big problem). | |
| Feb 16, 2017 at 15:16 | comment | added | David says Reinstate Monica | Keep reading the text of the Logan act, it specifies criteria for intent. It is not inherently illegal for a private citizen to talk with foreign government officials (otherwise even news interviews would be banned). That also why campaigns in general have some leeway. | |
| Feb 16, 2017 at 15:08 | history | asked | Panda | CC BY-SA 3.0 |