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Is this activity by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)  truely in the best interest of her constituents.  How soon will the questiions regarding her involvemt in this action and the Logan Act follow?  People need to be held accountable.

Jayapal Admits Working with Foreign Countries to Undermine Cuba Sanctions — Logan Act Questions Follow

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) announced Tuesday that she has been actively working with foreign governments to supply oil to Cuba in direct defiance of President Trump’s sanctions — a disclosure that legal observers say raises serious questions about potential violations of the Logan Act.

Jayapal explained the stakes at a public appearance: “In January, Trump issued an executive order threatening tariffs on any country supplying fuel to Cuba. Oil shipments from Venezuela — where Cuba had been getting most of its oil — were halted after U.S. operations to detain Nicolás Maduro. Since January, only one Russian tanker of oil has made it to Cuba.” She noted that one tanker provides roughly 10 to 14 days of Cuba’s oil needs. 13WHAM

The remarks come after Jayapal and Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) completed a five-day congressional delegation to Cuba in April, where they met with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, and members of the Cuban Parliament. They reported witnessing premature babies in hospital incubators at risk because ventilators could not function without electricity, and said food production on the island had dropped to just 10 percent of the population’s needs. Democracy Docket

Jayapal framed the sanctions in stark terms: “We’ve been talking about this in Iran — to bomb the infrastructure of any country is against international law. This is essentially doing the same thing. It is bombing the infrastructure of Cuba with economic sanctions that ensure the infrastructure collapses.”

The visit drew sharp criticism from Cuban civil society advocates, who accused Jayapal and Jackson of whitewashing the regime’s human rights record and providing political cover to a government that has imprisoned hundreds of protesters since the 2021 uprisings. Miguel Díaz-Canel used the meeting to denounce what he called the “criminal damage” of the American embargo. TMZ

The Logan Act, a federal law passed in 1799, prohibits unauthorized private citizens from negotiating with foreign governments in disputes involving the United States. Though rarely enforced — it has produced only two indictments in its entire history — critics noted that Jayapal appeared to be publicly admitting to coordinating with foreign governments to circumvent official U.S. foreign policy. Whether congressional members enjoy immunity for such conduct outside the House chamber is a matter of ongoing legal debate.

Neither the DOJ nor the White House had responded publicly to Jayapal’s statements as of Tuesday afternoon.

Sources: Democracy Now | Cuba Headlines | Gateway Pundit | Louder with Crowder