contribution or donation of money or other thing of value, or to
make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or
donation, in connection with a Federal, State, or local
election"; and
WHEREAS, Under 52 U.S.C. § 30121(a)(2), it is unlawful for "a
person to solicit, accept, or receive" such a contribution or
donation from a foreign national; and
WHEREAS, On June 3, 2016, Donald J. Trump, Jr., Mr. Trump's
eldest son, exchanged a series of emails scheduling a meeting to
receive incriminating information about his father's general
election opponent, which was described as coming from the
Russian government, as "part of Russia and its government's
support for Mr. Trump"; and
WHEREAS, On June 9, 2016, Mr. Trump, Jr., Paul Manafort, Mr.
Trump's then-campaign chairman, and Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump's
son-in-law and senior advisor, met with several Russian citizens
linked to the Russian government with the intention of acquiring
the information offered in the June 3 emails; and
WHEREAS, On July 8, 2017, the day this meeting was publicly
revealed, Mr. Trump, Jr., released a public statement which was
later shown to be misleading about the circumstances and purpose
of the meeting; and
WHEREAS, It has been reported that President Trump personally
dictated his son's misleading statement about the meeting; and
WHEREAS, On May 9, 2017, President Trump fired James Comey,
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
WHEREAS, On the date of his firing, Director Comey was
leading one or more investigations that might have incriminated
President Trump and his close associates; and
WHEREAS, Regardless of the ultimate outcome of those criminal
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