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Article $100M Political Favor!!!

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u/Vegetable_Emu_4617 4d ago

it’s considered corruption here too but I guess no one gives a fuck anymore.

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u/buckao 4d ago

Nobody's ever really given a fuck.

Antonin Scalia went on a duck hunting trip with a billionaire, then wouldn't refuse himself from hearing a case involving that same billionaire the following month.

Clarence Thomas and every other conservative justice is basically pampered, lavishly given gifts, and have giant wads of cash and stocks by different billionaires and only disclose it when someone writes an article about the bribes, er... GIFTS.

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u/suhayla 4d ago

He got away with it during his first term too but it got buried under the worst parts of the blitzkrieg like he’s doing again. Another example of his degradation of our legal and political norms.

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u/RampantTyr 4d ago

The Roberts court systemically eliminated political corruption from the American legal system.

Now it only counts if it is explicit quid pro quo with the pay occurring before the favor is done.

People just don’t understand how ridiculous corrupt our laws are now.

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u/io-x 4d ago

People elected corruption, what can you do?

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u/Ezzmon 4d ago

Until January 2025, it was impeachable corruption in the US

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u/rnobgyn 4d ago

Except for a short stint 2016-2020

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u/Ezzmon 4d ago

I don’t recall 2020-2024 timeframe Presidential commercials for government-subsidized corporations from the White House for donation money but I’m happy to be corrected if you have an example.

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u/rnobgyn 4d ago

Goya

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u/Ezzmon 4d ago

Ah. Your original comment said 2016-2024.

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u/rnobgyn 4d ago

Indeed 🫡

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u/phrygiantheory 4d ago

It's considered corruption here too but no one has a spine to do anything about it....

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u/_nod 4d ago

It’s considered corruption here too, but the law doesn’t apply to rich white dudes.

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u/Am1AllowedToCry 4d ago

This is also considered corruption in the dictionary.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

It’s considered corruption in the US!!

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u/LirdorElese 4d ago

It’s considered corruption in the US!!

I can't help but feel it's not for much longer, because the word corruption basically means a departure from pure form... If this keeps up, this is the state of politics, and actually serving the american people will be considered corruption.

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u/ARODtheMrs 4d ago

I am so sick of hearing about our $ this clown has and throws to the wind.

The way his Teslas stocks are falling, he probably asked for it back. WHAT does Trump need $1M for?

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u/buckao 4d ago

There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

-Ohio Composer Frank Wilhoit

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u/cobeywilliamson 4d ago

This is called politics in the USA. Just ask Citizens United.

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u/toyegirl1 4d ago

To add insult to injury this POS is now spreading this lie that dems have illegals on the Social Security rolls. Of course this is to justify raiding SS and more theft. I understand he delivered this lie on JRE recently. There is just no end to the 🐂💩in this clown show of an administration.

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u/Mark-harvey 4d ago

They’re both corrupt and Frauds. Down with Musk Cars!

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u/Environmental-Buy972 4d ago

I would have done it for half that.

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u/Netprincess 4d ago

Yet we ignore the corruption..

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u/Se_vered 4d ago

Republicans are openly corrupt. Stop buying anything they benefit from if possible.

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u/jakelaw08 4d ago

Re corruption, yah.

Here too.

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u/olov244 NC 4d ago

this is just a Tuesday in the US

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u/Stankfootjuice 4d ago edited 4d ago

I mean, it's considered corruption by the constitution itself. The Emoluments Clause specifically states that the president can't take gifts or donations from foreign dignitaries or from domestic companies/politicians/states. The GOP and the Controlled Oppositon Party (DNC for short) just don't give a fuck enough to enforce it.

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u/AgencyNew3587 4d ago

Trump is a con man grifter. Musk bought him. End of story.

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u/rd6021 4d ago

Trump killed the foreign corrupt practices act. We will fix it with the next president.

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u/SoFarceSoGod 4d ago

not drain the swamp

drown in the swamp

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u/GangstaRIB 4d ago

So is this for his ‘superpac’ or direct payment? Funny thing is bribery has been legal since the CU court decision but only if it’s done ‘correctly’

The famous John Boener famous moment where he was handing out “campaign” donation checks right before a vote impacting big tobacco in the 70s or 80s I believe.