If that is the case then the Clinton campaign is actually GUILTY of that, as they not only sought but actually USED information from a foreign source - both from Ukraine and also from Christopher Steele and his Russian allies.
But INFORMATION is NOT considered something of value any more than any news story is considered something of value - unless that information is WORK product - like the Steele dossier. Just being given information for free is the RIGHT of every person in this nation and no election law can ever change that, unless they amend the Constitution.
What information was sought and used from the Ukraine?
As for Steele, there is absolutely no evidence that any of his memos that make up the dossier were ever used by the DNC or Clinton. Steele took everything to the FBI instead of to the Clinton campaign.
That is simply false. Hence Napolitano’s concern and speculation that this meeting could amount to conspiracy which could lead to convictions for those participating and with foreknowledge of the meeting. If Trump himself knew ahead of time, then he could be in real jeopardy here. Trump Jr. is definitely at risk right now. Kushner and Manafort may be as well, depending on what they knew prior to the meeting.
Not true. Taking something of value from a foreign government for the purpose of winning an election is illegal. You don’t have to pay for it to be illegal.
On all of the evidence and available information in the public sphere regarding everything we know about Steele and the dossier and the timeline of him providing it to the FBI. Additionally, the absence of any evidence that shows the memos were ever provided to the DNC or Clinton by Fusion.
If you have evidence that proves otherwise, I’d love to see it. I’ve followed this incredibly closely and have spent hundreds of hours over the course of months and months researching all of this.
I highly doubt you are familiar with the specifics of the contract, but in case you are, please feel free to let us know which provision Fusion was in breach of.
Regardless, they turned it over to Perkins Coie, the company they contracted with.