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On the recordSeptember 27, 2016
In my view, our research shows that it is not. The Logan Act, 18 U.S.C., section 953, prohibits this conduct, in my view.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Conyers asserts that private citizens negotiating with foreign nations is illegal under the Logan Act.

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