Previously, we've discussed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to the Middle East as annoying, counterproductive, self-serving, and 'foolish.' But now, as this article from today's Wall Street Journal reports, Pelosi's trip may be much worse. It may be illegal.
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may well have committed a felony in traveling to Damascus this week, against the wishes of the president, to communicate on foreign-policy issues with Syrian President Bashar Assad..."
Could Pelosi's quest for an in with Big Oil be her downfall? Could her naive and juvenile attempts at diplomacy put Speaker Pelosi in prison?
UPDATE: USA Today is now covering the story of Pelosi's illegal trip to Syria as well.
"The Logan Act of 1799 sets out the punishment for unauthorized U.S. citizens who 'directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States.'"
Stay tuned...
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