Politics JOHN KERRY FAILED TO REGISTER AS A FOREIGN AGENT

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  1. calvin natt

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    Raise of hands of those who read all of Maris’ extraordinarily long posts?
     
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    ...lol...I think the better question would be "a show of hands of those who didn't" read them all?
     
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    You know, honestly, if Trump didn't tweet like a fucking middle school kid (apologies to all middle school kids who are reading this board), it'd be much easier to take anything he says seriously.

    So in a way, I'm glad he's a rotten bag of tangerines masquerading around as a human. If he tweeted like a typical person (someone who has the ability to string together two sentences and not come off as a fucking idiot), he'd be so much more dangerous.

    I mean for fucks sake...he basically just said that he's doing great work TO THE DETRIMENT OF AMERICANS. It's called a comma you fuckwit.
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko Staff Member Global Moderator

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    You'd think that Trump would know now what FARA is, since so many of his henchmen have been busted for violating it.

    But you'd be wrong.

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    It is funny how many times he will accuse others of doing exactly what he's actually done (or people close to him have done).
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    He's a Democrat and he negotiated the Iran agreement.
     
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    ...but "a crime"?
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Those are crimes in Trump's eyes. He has a very keen understanding of the law. His understanding is that whatever he wishes is the law.
     
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    ...ahhh, OK...Gotcha. With all of the very sharp wits on this board, sometimes it's hard to pick up on the sarcasm. :bgrin:
     
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    Rubio asks DOJ to determine if Kerry violated federals laws meeting with Iranian officials
    By Benjamin Brown | Fox News

    Florida Senator Marco Rubio asked the Department of Justice on Tuesday to determine whether former Secretary of State John Kerry violated federal laws by holding meetings with the Iranian foreign minister. (AP)

    Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., requested that the Justice Department look into whether former Secretary of State John Kerry violated federal laws by meeting with the Iranian foreign minister, a move already blasted by top Trump administration officials.

    In a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday, Rubio said that Americans “deserve to know that U.S. laws are enforced regardless of any individual’s past position.” He encouraged the department to determine whether Kerry violated the Logan Act or the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

    The Logan Act prohibits unauthorized personnel to negotiate with a foreign government in relation to any disputes with the U.S., whereas the Foreign Agents Registration Act is a statute that requires persons or companies acting on behalf of foreign governments, political parties or individuals to disclose details of their interactions.

    Last week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted his predecessor for "actively undermining" U.S. policy by holding meetings with Mohammad Javad Zarif since leaving office. Pompeo called it "unseemly and unprecedented" and "beyond inappropriate."

    "You can't find precedent for this in U.S. history, and Secretary Kerry ought not to engage in that kind of behavior," Pompeo said.

    Pompeo, who said he would leave the "legal determinations to others," lambasted Kerry for engaging with "the world's largest state-sponsor of terror" and telling Iran to "wait out this administration."

    Reports of Kerry’s meetings with Zarif first surfaced in May. Kerry confirmed the two had met several times during a radio interview.

    Kerry said he had met three or four times with Zarif since he left office, but had not since Pompeo took the job in April. One of the meetings was held in Norway, another in Germany and a third is reportedly said to have happened at the United Nations headquarters, which is not technically on American soil.

    President Trump, who withdrew from the agreement in May, also chimed in on social media late Thursday in regards to Kerry’s meetings with Zarif and the “very hostile Iranian regime.”

    "John Kerry had illegal meetings with the very hostile Iranian Regime, which can only serve to undercut our great work to the detriment of the American people," Trump tweeted. "He told them to wait out the Trump Administration! Was he registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act? BAD!"

    The Associated Press contributed to this report.
    http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...rals-laws-meeting-with-iranian-officials.html
     
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    ...ahhh, more from Faux News.............riveting !
     
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    Thank God we've got far Righties who will see to it that he's indicted, convicted and imprisoned any day now.
     
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    Man, he sure became a grumpy old man. Sad. Saw him live once in the 90s and it was the funniest show ever.
     
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    Trump says John Kerry ‘should be prosecuted’ for Iran contacts

    By Adam Shaw | Fox News

    President Trump says John Kerry should be prosecuted for violating the Logan Act

    Trumps accuses former Secretary of State John Kerry of talking to Iran and 'telling them what to do.'

    President Trump on Thursday accused former Secretary of State John Kerry of breaking the law by meeting with Iranian officials last year -- and went so far as to say he should be prosecuted under the Logan Act.

    "You know John Kerry speaks to them a lot, and John Kerry tells them not to call. That’s a violation of the Logan Act, and frankly he should be prosecuted on that," Trump told reporters at the White House.

    “But my people don’t want to do anything, only the Democrats do that kind of stuff. If it were the opposite way, they’d prosecute him under the Logan Act,” he said.


    Trump appears to be partially referring to a reported meeting between Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif at the beginning of 2018, part of what the Boston Globe called “an aggressive yet stealthy” mission to put pressure on the Trump administration to keep the Iran nuclear deal.

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    Such a push was unsuccessful as Trump would announce the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) just a few months later.

    But Trump has repeatedly accused Kerry of being in violation of the Logan Act, which prohibits private citizens from negotiating on behalf of the U.S. government without authorization. No one has ever been successfully prosecuted under the law, however.

    In September, Kerry acknowledged meeting with Zarif “three or four times” since leaving office, admitting to discussing the scrapped nuclear deal, among other issues.

    On Thursday, Trump indicated he believes the contact between Kerry and Tehran to be ongoing, accusing Kerry of having “many meetings and many phone calls and he’s telling them what to do -- that is a total violation of the Logan Act.”


    Trump’s remarks came as the administration imposed sanctions on Tehran’s steel, aluminum, copper and iron sectors this week, the latest pressure the administration is putting on Iran’s already fragile economy.

    Iran, meanwhile, announced that it will keep excess uranium instead of selling it as required by the nuclear deal. It also issued an ultimatum to Europe that it will enrich its stockpile in 60 days unless new terms to the deal are negotiated.
     
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    Trump is an acknowledged expert on the law.
     
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    Funny how every time John Kerry drops from public view, Iran stages violent terrorist attacks against US allies/interests.

    A heinous traitor to his country.
     
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    Not really, he's an agent for Heinz Ketchup...with money in the Caymans and Belgium...international dude. Lot of that going around....like Don Jr...Jared...Flynn..y'know..the well vetted types
     
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