If one looks close, Trump speaks out of both sides of his mouth. There is going to be a government shutdown and there isn't going to be a government shutdown. That level of vacillation is an attempt to keep control of the dialogue.
Trump solicited the Russians.
Trump solicited the Russians.
July 30, 2018
by Noah Feldman
...The Justice Department (click here) usefully summarizes what must be proved at trial to get a conviction:
by Noah Feldman
...The Justice Department (click here) usefully summarizes what must be proved at trial to get a conviction:
- - That the accused had specific intent to facilitate the commission of a crime by another;
- - That the accused had the requisite intent of the underlying substantive offense;
- - That the accused assisted or participated in the commission of the underlying substantive offense; and
- - That someone committed the underlying offense.
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team would first have to prove that Trump intended for the Russians to hack into Clinton’s campaign when he said on July 27, 2016: “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing.”
Trump could defend himself by saying that he was joking. But that interpretation is arguably belied by the fact that he also told the Russians, “I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press” – which sounds like a rational argument, not a joke....
