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Source: Donald Trumps alleged threats against Hamilton Electors arent legal.
http://www.salon.com/2016/12/16/source-donald-trumps-alleged-threats-against-hamilton-electors-arent-legalDonald Trump’s reported threats against Hamilton Electors who are hoping to take the White House away from the man who lost the popular vote may be illegal, according to lawyers familiar with the situation.
On Thursday, Salon asked an anonymous member of the Electoral College whether the threats of political reprisal that the Hamilton Electors have had reported to them from possible Republican defectors violated 18 U.S. Code 594:
“Whoever intimidates, threatens, coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such other person to vote for, or not to vote for, any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, at any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing such candidate, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.”
The elector replied as follows:
“Anonymously, I believe the descriptions I have received from Republican Electors may very well fall under that description. However, I did not hear the pressure myself and I am not a lawyer.”
On Thursday, Salon asked an anonymous member of the Electoral College whether the threats of political reprisal that the Hamilton Electors have had reported to them from possible Republican defectors violated 18 U.S. Code 594:
“Whoever intimidates, threatens, coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such other person to vote for, or not to vote for, any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, at any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing such candidate, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.”
The elector replied as follows:
“Anonymously, I believe the descriptions I have received from Republican Electors may very well fall under that description. However, I did not hear the pressure myself and I am not a lawyer.”
Unpresidented!
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