Despite almost never being used the Logan Act remains on the books today. And that means that Americans meeting with foreign officials at secretive gatherings should be investigated and eventually prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The Logan Act states, in part: “Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned ..."



