It is not a legal brief, it is an FEC general counsel report approved by the commissioners
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Replying to @rickhasen
I'll take a look, but I'm not sure why this would have the force of law in a felony criminal conspiracy case. Dubious Chevron applies.
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Replying to @OrinKerr
there is analogous discussion of thing of value in bribery cases, e.g., U.S. v. Senator Menendez case I link to in Slate piece
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Replying to @rickhasen
I don't know how many times I can say I am not disputing the interpretation of thing of value. I think I will add it to my Twitter bio.
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Replying to @OrinKerr
Broad definition of contribution, thing of value, and solicit consistent with stated congressional purpose against foreign interference
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Replying to @rickhasen
Narrow definitions consistent with the rule of lenity and recent Supreme Court caselaw construing criminal statutes narrowly. McDonnell, etc
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Replying to @OrinKerr
but inconsistent with repeated clear and broad purpose of Congress to guard against foreign interference in US elections
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Replying to @rickhasen @OrinKerr
If best Trump argument is rule of lenity I don't think it's a winner.
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Replying to @rickhasen
I'm not making a Trump argument: I'm just reading the statute. I don't care if it helps Trump or my Aunt Edna.
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Replying to @OrinKerr @rickhasen
And I only mentioned the rule of lenity to counter your invoking the broad purposes of Congress. So there. :)
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well I can't argue with that. Good night orin
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