Trump's assertion was predicated on him being President.
Not that it stopped Juan Francoise Kerry, but the Logan Act would prevent Trump from negotiating on behalf of the US as a private citizen.
Doubtless Z-boy knows this and is just blustering. How could Trump or anyone else negotiate a settlement without having power to implicitly or explicitly compel anyone involved on either side to abide by any terms reached?
Trump's assertion was predicated on him being President.
Not that it stopped Juan Francoise Kerry, but the Logan Act would prevent Trump from negotiating on behalf of the US as a private citizen.
Doubtless Z-boy knows this and is just blustering. How could Trump or anyone else negotiate a settlement without having power to implicitly or explicitly compel anyone involved on either side to abide by any terms reached?
He's perceived as being a private citizen but what private citizen carries the nuclear football?