Did Justin Trudeau's meeting with Donald Trump break a 225-year-old U.S law?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

83% : Trump described his meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau as 'very productive' on his social media platform, Truth Social.
35% : (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)Speaking to reporters on Monday aboard Air Force One, White House national security communications adviser John Kirby was asked about Trudeau meeting with Trump and whether Trudeau had also spoken to Biden.
32% : "I think it's more of a political tool than any sort of serious legal jeopardy."Fen Hampson, chancellor's professor at Carleton University and a professor of international affairs, said Trump may have broken the Logan Act when he met Trudeau but he's unlikely to face any consequences.
26% : A possible violation of the Logan Act pales in comparison to other accusations against Trump, he said, citing his decision to keep presidential documents at Mar-a-Lago and his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
25% : More recently, questions have been raised about whether Trump broke the law in July when he hosted foreign leaders like Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
25% : "Julian Ku, director of international programs at the Hofstra University law faculty in New York, said Trudeau is in the clear but Trump may have violated the Logan Act.
22% : American politicians, including Trump, have at times used the Logan Act as a political weapon by accusing opponents of violating it.
14% : Over dinner, Trudeau, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and the prime minister's chief of staff Katie Telford talked about a series of contentious issues with Trump and three of his cabinet nominees -- Howard Lutnick (Commerce), Mike Waltz (National Security) and Doug Burgum (Interior).
11% : Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's meeting with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump last week likely violated a 225-year-old U.S. law, but experts say it's highly unlikely that Trump will face any consequences.
11% : Trudeau says Poilievre is failing to put partisanship aside in face of Trump's threat:Renan Levine, who teaches U.S. politics at the University of Toronto, agrees Trump has no reason to fear prosecution for violating the Logan Act.
9% : Kirby said Biden had not spoken with Trudeau since the meeting with Trump and did not raise concerns about Trump meeting with Trudeau.

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