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Originally Posted by mapuc
To put it into one word - Confused
On one side I read comments by Platapus, MaDef, August and other of my friends
On the other hand I also hear and see the news and I hear and see these journallist and political expert on USA standing in front of the White House or are in the studio saying -mostly saying stuff that goes against what some of you have written.
Let me give you an example, last night I read Platapus latest comment in this thread about 3-5 minutes later I saw this Journalist who's an expert on American politics saying
"It's pure simpel it is not allowed for a person/government from a foreign country to get involved/take part in the American election and it's not allowed for a candidate or their "crew" to take contact to a person from another country if it's a part of the ongoing election
(I Can't remember exact phrase he used, it been some hours since I heard him saying these things)
So who's correct or have I misunderstood it all ?
Markus
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You understood correctly, however in this case as far as I'm aware, Trump jr was not involved in his Dad's campaign, nor did he hold any government position that would require him to report any foreign contacts. (I could be mistaken about him being part of the election campaign though).
As for the foreign interference, well that's a 2 edge sword. the U.S. has been doing it worldwide since the end of WWII. Back during the 96' election it came out that the Chinese were "buying" influence in U.S. elections. There was a big dust-up over campaign finance reform that never went anywhere. Obama tried to influence the Brexit vote with his speech. So what the Russians did this time out isn't really unprecedented or a surprise.