Flying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agoTrump son-in-law Kushner has discussed US-Saudi diplomacy with Saudi crown princewww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1294arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
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Jared Kushner just flagrantly violating the Logan Act multiple times. Will anything come of it? Doubtful.
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·edit-22 months agoThe SCOTUS has made pretty clear that all speech is protected unless it falls into one of these categories: Incitement Obscenity Defamation Fraud Illegal advertising Fighting words Threats CSAM “International diplomacy” isn’t among the exceptions, and therefore it’s protected.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoFraud certainly applies here.
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoFraud requires deception. How does that apply here?
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoConspiracy to defraud the state department and/or president
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoAgain, defrauding means using deception. How does that apply here?
The SCOTUS has made pretty clear that all speech is protected unless it falls into one of these categories:
“International diplomacy” isn’t among the exceptions, and therefore it’s protected.
Fraud certainly applies here.
Fraud requires deception. How does that apply here?
Conspiracy to defraud the state department and/or president
Again, defrauding means using deception. How does that apply here?