How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaireā€”and is now struggling to rein him in.

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    10 months ago

    Yes. If he talks with Putin about ā€œgovernment policyā€ or ā€œinternational relationsā€ then he has to register with the US government as doing so.

    Itā€™s against the law to privately speak with foreign nations about those categories. It may put you at odds with US policy or maybe you dont see the whole picture, so itā€™s better in the US eyes to ban foreign diplomacy by private citizens.

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      10 months ago

      šŸ¤” What about Dennis Rodman when he would talk with Kim Jong Il?

      Ooh, he used to talk to Putin too, didnā€™t he? I wonder if Russia and North Korea were enacting some long-game plan against us.