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I’m a bit disappointed the article doesn’t go into the second thing at all.
That’s because bribery is illegal. There’s no such thing as a legal bribe; which is a very interesting distinction to make. The implication being he’s received bribes.
Further, the Biden family didn’t receive bribes. They received payments for whatever. Yes those payments may have been mostly to associate the Biden name to those dealings, that’s not illegal.
Bullshit. If I pay a politician to vote the way I want, that's a bribe. That the inherently corrupt system makes it legal as long as I don't spell out the quid pro quo specifically like the world's worst undercover cop doesn't make it any less of a bribe.
Who said anything about the Bidens? I'm talking about The Invertebrate Formerly Known as Speaker..
And I honestly don't know if the family got bribes and I don't really care as long as they weren't connected to Joe himself. That HE'S been personally bribed as a politician is not in doubt, though.
Let’s be real here: lobbying is, for all intents and purposes except in a legal sense for the US, a legal bribe. It’s a corporation (read: the CEO or somebody on the executive board) paying a politician to take whatever fuck position the corporate interest wants. The fact that politicians basically dress up bribes as literally anything except a bribe is disingenuous and disgusting because they can just go “oh, that wasn’t a bribe that was a uhhhh - checks notes - ‘donation to my SuperPAC’,” and somehow that is ok.
Shit like this is what happens when you let greedy rich fucks have power over legislation.
My point exactly! 🤜🤛