Source: Fox News
“Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s, D-Md., sudden trip to El Salvador to try to free deportee Kilmar Abrego Garcia is getting the attention of critics who believe the Maryland Democrat may have violated a 1799 law prohibiting unauthorized diplomacy. The Logan Act – named for former Pennsylvania Sen. George Logan – stipulates a fine and/or imprisonment for Americans corresponding with foreign officials ‘with intent to influence the[ir] measures … in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States.'” [editor’s note: Only two people have ever been charged under the Logan Act, and neither was convicted. It’s also plainly unconstitutional – TLK] (04/20/25)