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30. I am a law nerd and it is clear that collusion is against the law

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 03:15 PM

Jun 2017

Bob Bauer is President Obama's attorney and has done several articles for the legal blogs on this issue. Collusion is a crime under federal law under several different theories.

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The law is clear here.

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Fascinating new RW talking point [View all] SethH Jun 2017 OP

Get set, Get ready......... gordianot Jun 2017 #1

Whoops, that's the tell. He or at least the campaign *did* collude; The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #2

Has to be it. Guilty is good. Guilty's not guilty. Hortensis Jun 2017 #11

Good; then lets get foreign governments who hate Trump help Dems in the 2018 mid terms Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #3

Calling all leaders who've had their hands crushed by Trump leftstreet Jun 2017 #5

Unreal jberryhill Jun 2017 #4

col.lu.sion leftstreet Jun 2017 #6

That definition does not define 'collusion' as inherently illegal ... mr_lebowski Jun 2017 #21

Well, it certainly looks like everyone got the memo. procon Jun 2017 #7

Well I guess there is no crime called "collusion" marylandblue Jun 2017 #8

republican propaganda pimps OK with treason against USA Achilleaze Jun 2017 #9

I wonder if they flipped Flynn? njhoneybadger Jun 2017 #10

Maybe. Flynn offered to flip himself in return for not going Hortensis Jun 2017 #13

Flynn flip would also make it hard for the rump to fire mueller njhoneybadger Jun 2017 #16

That's what I thought... iamateacher Jun 2017 #12

Great minds think alike njhoneybadger Jun 2017 #14

Treason is not so bad either Awsi Dooger Jun 2017 #15

+1 AgadorSparticus Jun 2017 #42

Next up: "Isn't murder really just population control?" Squinch Jun 2017 #17

+1 AgadorSparticus Jun 2017 #43

It is a crime which is why it is being investigated by the FBI...quid pro quo... Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #18

And where are the liberal talking heads? Why aren't they IMMEDIATELY disputing this bullshit? Mr. Ected Jun 2017 #19

America First! Cosmocat Jun 2017 #20

Despite any other law genxlib Jun 2017 #22

From the US Code of Laws: kentuck Jun 2017 #23

He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother Orrex Jun 2017 #24

Shades of Nixon, only on steroids meow2u3 Jun 2017 #25

They've been saying that for a while underpants Jun 2017 #26

Yup wryter2000 Jun 2017 #27

He didn't know collusion was a bad thing ProudLib72 Jun 2017 #28

Good thing for us Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2017 #29

I am a law nerd and it is clear that collusion is against the law Gothmog Jun 2017 #30

it's called 'whistling past the graveyard' spanone Jun 2017 #31

More alternative facts? 3catwoman3 Jun 2017 #32

They are trying to own the narrative, as usual. RedSpartan Jun 2017 #33

IOKIYAR Crunchy Frog Jun 2017 #34

OMG, please make it stop. KatyaR Jun 2017 #35

Republican meme: Russia is our friend. keithbvadu2 Jun 2017 #36

And if Benedict Arnold did collude with the British, so what? Is that even a crime? nt tblue37 Jun 2017 #37

Yeah, Trump can say that as they cuff him and cart him off to his luxury prison cell. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #38

Yup they have to keep it simple for their simpleton base Brainfodder Jun 2017 #39

Meanwhile ... Barry Goldwater is spinning in his grave. lpbk2713 Jun 2017 #40

"Collusion" is a business term. A political term might be "Electoral Fraud." Even "Coup d'Etat." WinkyDink Jun 2017 #41

If you drive the get away car, driving isn't the crime. LOL Deplorables are so *ucking stupid. nt Snotcicles Jun 2017 #44

Trump's People at their FBI interviews alcibiades_mystery Jun 2017 #45