Harris Campaign Revives Logan Act Idiocy

We’re in the campaign stretch-run, so the rival candidates are liable to make any allegation against each other if it might sway voters who are already casting ballots. No surprise, then, to find a Harris spokesperson blathering to Axios that Donald Trump’s reported post-presidential contact with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin may warrant criminal prosecution under the Logan Act. The spokesperson is unidentified by Axios, which makes sense: You’d presumably want your identity concealed, too, if you said something so idiotic.

Earlier this week, reporting about Bob Woodward’s new book, War, spotlighted the author’s claim that Trump, since his presidency ended in 2021, has had at least seven phone calls with Putin.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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We’re in the campaign stretch-run, so the rival candidates are liable to make any allegation against each other if it might sway voters who are already casting ballots. No surprise, then, to find a Harris spokesperson blathering to Axios that Donald Trump’s reported post-presidential contact with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin may warrant criminal prosecution under the Logan Act. The spokesperson is unidentified by Axios, which makes sense: You’d presumably want your identity concealed, too, if you said something so idiotic.

Earlier this week, reporting about Bob Woodward’s new book, War, spotlighted the author’s claim that Trump, since his presidency ended in 2021, has had at least seven phone calls with Putin.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.