The where is the crime question was posed by Alan Dershewitz last week, and NOT ONE PERSON HAS ANSWERED IT and they never will
Let me know if you have any questions on the definitions of:
Foreign national
Solicit
Donation or thing of value
Because that's EXACTLY what happened.
From a foreign national, a thing of value was solicited. By definition
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Foreign national means -
(i) A foreign principal, as defined in 22 U.S.C. 611(b); or
(ii) An individual who is not a citizen of the United States and who is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence, as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20);
Contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with elections. A foreign national shall not, directly or indirectly, make a contribution or a donation of money or other thing of value, or expressly or impliedly promise to make a contribution or a donation, in connection with any Federal, State, or local election.
Solicitation, acceptance, or receipt of contributions and donations from foreign nationals.
No person shall knowingly solicit, accept, or receive from a foreign national any contribution or donation prohibited by paragraphs (b) through (d) of this section.
Donation. For purposes of part 300, donation means a payment, gift, subscription, loan, advance, deposit, or
anything of value given to a person, but does not include contributions.
To solicit. For the purposes of part 300, to solicit means to
ask, request, or recommend, explicitly or implicitly, that another person make a contribution, donation, transfer of funds, or
otherwise provide anything of value. A solicitation is an oral or written communication that, construed as reasonably understood in the context in which it is made, contains a clear message asking, requesting, or recommending that another person make a contribution, donation, transfer of funds, or otherwise provide anything of value. A solicitation may be made directly or indirectly. The context includes the conduct of persons involved in the communication. A solicitation does not include mere statements of political support or mere guidance as to the applicability of a particular law or regulation.
