[Mr.Vicchio]

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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 not more than three years, or both. This section shall not abridge the right of a citizen to apply, himself or his agent, to any foreign government or the agents thereof for redress of any injury which he may have sustained from such government or any of its agents or subjects.

US CODE: Title 18,953. Private correspondence with foreign governments

That's the Logan Act, she technically violated it, and theoretically could be charged with it. Wouldn't be a very smart thing politically seeing as no one has ever BEEN charged with it, that's not the point.

The question of the legality of Pelosi's actions has been raised due to the fact that it is a felony for government officials such as Pelosi to conduct their own negotiations with other heads of state without the expressed consent of the executive branch. However, the questions raised as a result of her recent trip to the Middle East do not worry Madam Speaker Pelosi. She stated that she doesn't understand how her actions affected anything several thousand miles away back in the United States. This is but the most recent clash between the Democratic held congress and the Bush Administration.

Was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Trip to Syria a Felony? - Associated Content