This, of course, was a clear violation of the Logan Act, which reads:
“Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.”
What some people fail to realize is the status quo ends now, no matter what. Every other power has made clear they will no longer maintain sanctions, no matter what Congress thinks. No going back.
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