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Is Receiving Foreign 'Oppo Research' Legal?

Masood Farivar

   WASHINGTON - The brouhaha over U.S. President Donald Trump's "oppo
   research" comments -- that he'd be willing to accept outside foreign
   government political assistance -- comes down to this question:

   Is opposition research a "thing of value" that foreign nationals are
   prohibited from offering to American political campaigns?

   In an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, Trump said he'd consider
   any foreign-sourced information that would help his 2020 re-election
   bid.

   "There is nothing wrong with listening," Trump said. "If somebody
   called from a country -- Norway -- 'We have information on your
   opponent.' Oh. I think I'd want to hear it."

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