It shall be unlawful for a foreign national directly or through any other person to make any contribution of money or OTHER THING OF VALUE or to promise expressly or impliedly to make such contribution in connection with an election to political office

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/11/110.20


"I think I'd take it": Trump says he would listen if foreigners offered dirt on opponents:
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/id-exclusive-interview-trump-listen-foreigners-offered-dirt/story
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    "It's not an interference, they have information -- I think I'd take it," Trump said. "If I thought there was something wrong, I'd go maybe to the FBI -- if I thought there was something wrong."

    President Trump lamented the attention on his son, Donald Trump Jr., for his role in the now-infamous Trump Tower meeting in June 2016. Stephanopoulos asked whether Trump Jr. should have taken the Russians' offer for "dirt" on then-candidate Hillary Clinton to the FBI.

    "Somebody comes up and says, 'hey, I have information on your opponent,' do you call the FBI?" Trump responded.

    "I'll tell you what, I've seen a lot of things over my life. I don't think in my whole life I've ever called the FBI. In my whole life. You don't call the FBI. You throw somebody out of your office, you do whatever you do," Trump continued. "Oh, give me a break – life doesn't work that way."

    "The FBI director said that is what should happen," Stephanopoulos replied, referring to comments FBI Director Christopher Wray made during congressional testimony last month, when he told lawmakers "the FBI would want to know about" any foreign election meddling.

    But on Wednesday, the president refuted Wray's sentiment.

    "The FBI director is wrong, because frankly it doesn't happen like that in life," Trump said. "Now maybe it will start happening, maybe today you'd think differently."
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This is another clear indication that Donald Trump is dangerous and unfit for the Presidency. 1/4
https://twitter.com/GovBillWeld/status/1138971701746774016

Under no circumstance should any candidate accept or use information about a political opponent gained from a foreign power - especially one who seeks the destruction of our democracy like Russia or China - to influence the outcome of an American election. 2/4
https://twitter.com/GovBillWeld/status/1138971704015937537

I have previously called for Donald Trump to resign for the good of the country. This latest statement again proves we have a president with no respect for the rule of law and lacking a basic sense of right and wrong. 3/4
https://twitter.com/GovBillWeld/status/1138971705848815617

Mr. President, resign. For once in your life put the good of the country first. America deserves better. -BW 4/4
https://twitter.com/GovBillWeld/status/1138971707073544197