lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

No, I think they misunderstood, it's only illegal for Democrats and Independents. What Republican would prosecute their lord and savior Donald trump?

debeda

Well, except who says the information would be of value?

archie bunker Loc: Texas

Prosecute him for what? Answering a loaded, hypothetical question? If he's done something that merits prosecution as President, I'm all for it, but this is ridiculous!

woodguru

You report the foreign contact and the offer, something Trump people didn't do dozens of times as they did everything including giving Russia campaign demographic data to be used to target gullible people.

archie bunker Loc: Texas

You know this because?

dongreen76

Once again,the president,the secretary of state,the FBI,the CIA,were certainly within their jurisdictional boundaries to investigate and surveil any citizen seen fraternizing with known enemies of the U.S..Had they not did this,they would not have been doing their jobs.

As for Trump,admitting he would except and welcome the espionage congruities and use it against a competing political opponent,(remember Trump Jr.said this particular circumstances arose,and he did not)this is an admission that he would collude.Trump and his supporters are not in accord with that age old saying of. - `A rose by any other name is still a rose", - his supporters contending that there is no such thing as collusion in the Constitution[Which shackles those law enforcement officials that are annointed the duties of pursuing such high crimes and misdemeanors and applying the appropriate punitivness,]from using the word Collusion,they will have to settle for the more mundane,words of Conspiracy,
or Treason; of course Trump,in all is majestic brilliance probaly can't see it that way.The country that supplies info,with the intention of manipulating an e******n so that their preferred candidate wins is violating and breaking Constitutional laws. ( in this case,Trump is the preferred candidate) .Whether they commit this act because they feel as though their preference is the less formidable candidate,or whether their preference has some kind of unknown allegiance to the provider of said information is academic,laws have been broken.

Mikeyavelli

The tuf*g combo of Napolitano and Sheepman Smith will say anything to insult, bash, and vilify Trump.

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Yo también.

dongreen76

A concensus,would say if something of value has value.Mr philosopher of semantics.I think that if two people are in a race,( for arguments sake,let's say foot race) and some gives one member of the race,a steroid,or gives him any device, physical or what ever, that will impede the others participants effort towards winning the race and the one who was given the steroid,or was given the impeding device which causes his opponent to lose the race,I'm sure a concensus would say that the device or steroid had some value to the winner of the race.

rumitoid

Interesting question. For it to be a crime, Trump would have to accept something of value from a foreign government. If turned out to be a nothing-burger, no foul, I guess. Yet that is not really the point. That the leader of the Free World would state that he'd accept "dirt on his political opponents" is a disgrace to our country's image and office of the president. Those are the actions of a petty dictator.

Liberty Tree

It is not of value unless he benefits in some way. Just listening by itself does not create value. Also, he is still the POTUS and has to look out for national interest so if the information shows actions or potential actions that are harmful to America there is not crime.

rumitoid

Do you hear what you are saying? The simple willingness of Trump to listen to a foreign government looking for favor by offering possible dirt on a political opponent is an atrocious breach of ethics and a disgrace to America.

The point was this: Trump accepting dirt on a political opponent from a foreign government. It was NOT ABOUT LOOKING "out for national interest."

archie bunker Loc: Texas

He didn't say he would "accept" anything! He said he would listen!! Get over it drama queen!

teabag09

Pull your head out, you're going to suffocate. Mike

teabag09

Trying to talk to this numb*^$ is a waste of time. I think he gets off on seeing if he/she can get a response. Mike