It's like the argument that there is a First Amendment right to take a bribe. A few years ago, I did an April Fools post like that /2
My favorite defense so far of Trump Jr. is that he had a First Amendment right to take opposition research from Russian Government
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about a judge ruling that the First Amendment lets you bribe politicians to vote the way you want /3
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People from the left and right completely bought my April Fool's parody. This says a lot about today's First Amendment absolutism /4
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which would seem to take any political crime committed with words, slap a 1st amendment label on it, and call it kosher. /5
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Hard to see courts saying Trump Jr. could conspire w/ Russian government to release damaging campaign info as constitutionally protected /6
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But already folks are trying out this argument in the court of public opinion. "Hey, it was *just* information. NBD." /7
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Jr. was trying his best to please daddy. He was finally going to sit on Trump's lap. "Later, Ivanka! It's my turn on the lap."
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Bad arg that runs afoul of Bluman; but not surprising from advocates of Citizens United.https://www.citizensforethics.org/trump-jr-apologists-expose-contradiction-heart-citizens-united/ …
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Better one: He was rooting out Russian spies.
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Quickly surpassing the 2nd Am as their favorite provision of the Bill of Rights.
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He really said that??
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Why is this wrong? Reporters have the right to receive such information. Why wouldn't actual officials involved in the campaign?
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Isn't that argument coming from the Dilbert guy, though?
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Mine too. I tangled with that one this morning. Not sure why I bothered, but I was stuck in CLE anyway.
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His mob lawyer will surely come up with something even dumber.
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