Re:Douglass Mackey found guilty of election interference
by paulddraper on Friday March 31, 2023 @08:16PM
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Well now it totally makes sense
Re:Douglass Mackey found guilty of election interference
by xdmr on Monday April 03, 2023 @01:47PM
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> even intentionally tweeting misinformation wouldn't break this law unless you were conspiring with others to do it.
Okay, but it has to break some law. You can't be convicted of conspiracy if you're conspiring to do something which is legal. If you actually completed the act you and the other conspirators planned, and this act was not a crime, then your conspiracy can't be a crime either.
He was convicted of US Code 18 Section 241 which describes 2 or more people conspiring to deprive victims of their constitutional rights.
Simply tweeting something that is false wouldn't count, and it seems that even intentionally tweeting misinformation wouldn't break this law unless you were conspiring with others to do it.