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Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts) Mon Sep 5, 2016, 06:34 PM Sep 2016

Open bribing of a public official is no longer a crime?

A while ago a judge ordered the sale of a Trump property because of his stiffing a contractor on a painting job. Now we hear of his throwing money at a higher court judge and the media tries to claim it's only a problem because of how it might be perceived as inappropriate but then claims Citizens United made it all just hunky dory.

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Open bribing of a public official is no longer a crime? (Original Post) Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2016 OP

Did it to Greg Abbott, AG in Texas at the time now governor, in addition to Pam Bondi of Florida. Dustlawyer Sep 2016 #1

Dustlawyer

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1. Did it to Greg Abbott, AG in Texas at the time now governor, in addition to Pam Bondi of Florida.