Donald Trump Jr, four months after being hit with a $4 million fine and a ban on serving as an officer of a New York company for two years, is seeking opportunities elsewhere — namely, Hungary.

The former president’s eldest child arrived in Budapest on Thursday morning on an invitation from the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry. There, he met with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and gave a talk entitled “The World According to Donald Trump Jr.,” an event first reported by Hungarian journalist Szabolcs Panyi.

Trump Jr’s visit focused on discussions about “the future of Hungarian-American relations, the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war, and opportunities for peace creation,” according to Zoltan Kovacs, spokesperson for Orbán’s office.

Multiple legal experts say foreign policy discussions between Trump Jr — who is not employed by the US government — and a foreign prime minister raise questions about the Logan Act, which prohibits unauthorized diplomatic activity in certain circumstances.

  • Admiral Patrick
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    5115 days ago

    On one hand, you have Betteridge’s Law of Headlines which says “no”. On the other, the headline is asking if a Trump broke the law.

    As melon scratchers go, that’s a honey doodle.

    • worldwidewave
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      To think conservatives are upset at Hunter using his name to get jobs. If this idiot wasn’t named Trump, there’s no chance in hell he’d be meeting with any world leaders.

      And it’s never an issue when it comes to Trump’s kids or Jared getting deals. Ivanka’s Chinese trademarks couldn’t have been rushed for a political purpose, but Hunter’s speaking payments obviously were.

  • Lmfao. The name of his talk was “The World According to Donald Trump Jr.”? What kind of 6th grade summer vacation report-ass title is that. What a fucking idiot. Holy shit, I’m legitimately giggle-shitting on the toilet for that one.

    • @dhork@lemmy.world
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      15 days ago

      Holy shit, I’m legitimately giggle-shitting on the toilet for that one.

      Then you were probably more productive than that talk was.

  • SatansMaggotyCumFart
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    1415 days ago

    …a talk entitled “The World According to [Donald Trump Jr.,”…

    Life is like a line of cocaine, you never know how high you’re going to get.