Article snippet: Posted at 10:30 pm on July 16, 2017 by Joe Cunningham In the legal world, words can mean just as much actions, and sometimes more. Law is determined by words, phrasing, and interpretation (moreso the latter if you disagree with the law you’re fighting at the time). In the case of Donald Trump, Jr., the law is simple: you cannot solicit any aid from a foreign nation for election purposes. The statute in question is a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make— There is a plethora of legal opinion out there that suggests Don Jr. can indeed go down for breaking election law, and it’s not difficult to see why. However, LawNewz dug up a counterpoint that could get Don Jr. off the hook, and it just comes down to three little words that can have a big impact on law: Now, I’m not a lawyer, but I have watched enough crime procedurals (like Law & Order) to know that proving what a person thinks and knows is incredibly difficult. You cannot prove Don Jr. knew the law here. Or, at least you can’t with the evidence we have publicly available. Lord knows what investigators have on Don Jr. or anyone else involved. However, you can bet this is one of many defenses being tossed around a legal war room somewhere as this story refuses to leave the news cycle. Link to the full article to read more