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You go through proper channels. And you tell the proper authorities. You don't take it upon yourself to get secret information EVEN if you think it'll help you against an opponent.
Your example is ludicrous...akin to dealing with a kidnapper and agreeing with him that you won't tell the cops. Except a lot worse because your reason for not telling is that it suits your own interests, not because you want to protect a loved one. As if Trump would even do THAT!
The point is pretty obvious if you think about it. The Chinese MSS is an evil organization. I think we're all on the same page there. But they exist and they are one of the most effective information gathering services on the planet. If they just happen to freely share useful information, then listening to that information isn't a crime. Acting on that information isn't a crime. And failing to report it to the cops or the FBI or the CIA or whoever else also isn't a crime. Not "calling the cops" isn't a crime.
One of the biggest problems with your theory: Journalists would be legally required to burn all anonymous foreign sources.
Also, if there are some specific laws constraining Presidents or Presidential candidates, then it's on you to share them.
But all of that is just interesting theory and "what if" speculation. Did Donald Trump actually say that he would not let the FBI or some other US intelligence agency know if he got so hot dirt on an opponent? More importantly, has he actually done such a thing? We can debate back and forth as to whether failing to disclose would be criminal, but you haven't actually established that he intends to do so. So what is your point??
On another point, when did the FBI become some kind of benevolent big-brother that can always be trusted and must never be doubted? They've got a pretty damn corrupt history, so why are they being put on some kind of pedestal?
If you stop and think about it, Trump's statement is in essence the 2.0 version of "Russia, If you're listening..." A de facto invite to foreign agents that he's open for business for the 2020 election. Traitorous.
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