From: paul krassner
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 5:12 PM
To: Jeffrey E.
Subject: FYI

September 24, 2017

Trump's urging that some =FL players be fired could cost him 15 years in prison

Legal Information Institute

1. U.S. Code > Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 11 > § =27

18 U.S. Code § 227 • Wrongfully =nfluencing a private entity's employment decisions by a Member =f Congress or an officer or employee of the legislative or executive =ranch

- US Code

- Notes

(a) Whoever,=being a covered government person, with the intent to influence, solely =n the basis of partisan political affiliation, an employment decision =r employment practice of any private entity—

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takes or withholds, or offers or threatens to =ake or withhold, an official act, or <https://www.blogger.comMull> (2)

influences, or offers or threatens to influence, =he official act of another, shall be fined under this title or =mprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both, and may be disqualified =rom holding any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United =tates.

(b) In this section, the term "covered =overnment person" means—

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a Senator or Representative in, or a Delegate or =esident Commissioner to, the

Congress;
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an employee of either House of Congress; =r

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the President, Vice President, an employee of the United =tates Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission, or any other =xecutive branch employee (as such term is defined under section 2105 of title 5, United States =ode).

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I sent the Attn: =ueller re Trump crime to these journalists:

AP John Rogers — on =acation

NY =imes

LA =imes

Washington=Post

Village =oice

Syndicated=Sports columnist

and Al Franken:

Thank you for submitting your message to my U.S. Senate =ffice. Each week, several thousand Minnesotans send me their =houghts and suggestions on legislation and important issues facing our =ation. This impressive volume is a testament to the Minnesotan =raditions of grassroots activism and civic participation that =istinguish our state. I closely track the concerns that are expressed =n your letters and emails, and will answer them as soon as =ossible.

Sincerely,

Al Franken
United States Senator

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