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...After hearing news first reported by The Federalist that Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy privately met with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said the meeting sounds like a violation of the Logan Act.
..."That sounds like to me a violation of the Logan Act.".
...President Trump: "I saw thatSenator Murphy met with the Iranians; is that a fact? I just saw that on the way over. Is there anything that I should know? Because that sounds like to me a violation of the Logan Act." pic.
...The Logan Act is a federal law passed in 1799 that prohibits American citizens from negotiating with foreign powers.
...Murphy previously called for the Department of Justice to investigate former national security adviser Michael Flynn for violating the Logan Act in 2017.
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