Statutes (Laws) implicated by Mueller investigation...

[pbmus]

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[berni_mccoy]

1. He forgot TREASON.

[marylandblue]

3. Technically no treason

Some people are arguing that interfering with elections is an act of war, but that would have no legal precedent and Mueller already has a lot of other, more solid crimes.

[berni_mccoy]

4. Cyberattacks are considered acts of war. Russia's recent aggressions against US Interest are as well

Working with an enemy state to hack the election in exchange for relief of sanctions which were enacted because of those very acts of war would be by definition TREASON.

[marylandblue]

5. Has a court ever ruled that a cyberattack is an act of war?

And convicted someone of treason because of it.

[berni_mccoy]

7. It's not up to a court to decide what an Act of War is

The federal gov't has stated that cyberattacks executed by nation states are in fact acts of war.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/reuvencohen/2012/06/05/the-white-house-and-pentagon-deem-cyber-attacks-an-act-of-war/#6d0424ad68ef

Furthermore, given Trump is likely guilty of Treason, he would need to be impeached first.

Believe it or not, people have been convicted of Treason for much lesser acts in the United States.

[marylandblue]

10. If he is indicted, then it is up to a court to decide

If he is impeached, then it's up to Congress. But in neither case does the Pentagon or the White House decide what meets the standard for legal or impeachment purposes.

[atreides1]

8. No really!

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/06/22/us-still-has-no-definition-for-cyber-act-of-war.html

[unblock]

2. Campaign financing laws?

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Sure appears Team Mueller is using a

Law from 1948 which for the most part,says,Persons can be Charged,Tried and Convicted of Crimes against the United States. It was used during the McCarthy/Nixon era.

[cbdo2007]

9. Wait, is it "statute" or "statue"??

lol