So the second biggest idiot in the Trump tribe may be prosecuted after all. Hmmmm.....
Trump Jr.'s Russia emails could trigger probe under election law
Federal Election Campaign Act
One law that might come into play is the Federal Election Campaign Act, which makes it illegal for a foreign national to contribute to a U.S. political campaign. The campaign is also prohibited from soliciting such contributions.
A contribution does not have to be monetary in nature, according to Paul S. Ryan, an attorney with watchdog group Common Cause. He said incriminating information about Clinton could be considered a contribution under the act.
Ryan said Trump Jr.'s "enthusiastic response" to the offer for information and particularly
his proposal in his email to have a follow-up call the next week constituted "solicitation."
"That to me is an indication, a concession by Donald Trump Jr. that he wants and is requesting this information," Ryan said.
Joshua Douglas, a professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law, said Trump Jr.'s emails made it
"more plausible" that there could be a criminal case against him.
James Gardner, an election law expert at the University of Buffalo Law School, said
the election law was intended to target donations of cash or goods and services. He said he
did not believe Trump Jr. would have violated the law if he solicited damaging information about Clinton.
A federal law known as the general conspiracy statute that makes it illegal to conspire to commit a crime against or defraud the United States could also come into play if, for example, Trump Jr. tried to help Russians hack into U.S. computer networks. There was no indication that Trump Jr. did such a thing.
Andrew Wright, a professor at Savannah Law School who was associate counsel in the White House Counsel’s Office under former Democratic President Barack Obama, said he thought Trump Jr.’s
agreeing to meet with someone to discuss an illegal act would be enough to trigger a conspiracy charge.
“It’s a very powerful tool,” he said.