Bri4Change (formerly Bri4Change2024 on Twitter)
Dad. Husband. True Blue Dem (former Republican never trumper). Corporate Lawyer. Dog owner. Music trivia guy. Dad jokes. Politics. Also @briheller
- REFUGEE: "We'd like asylum in the United States." ASYLUM HOTLINE: "We're full. Not taking any more." REFUGEE: "We're white." ASYLUM HOTLINE: "How soon can you get here?"
- trump gives new meaning to “the buck stops here”
- TODAY the NYT publishes an investigation into the Trump memecoin $TRUMP and how it has turned into a extraordinary venue for foreign influence campaigns. What we are seeing is potentially corrupt attempts to change US policy by paying the Trump family money. This is no "Russian Hoax" nyti.ms/4kkv7D7
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View full threadCorruption requires explict quid pro quo. It is not corrupt to take an action that aligns with the interest of a person who gives you a gift, unless the official action was in direct response to that gift--a bribe. Terms matter. Accuracy and fairness matters. Regardless of what social media wants.
- Not true. Even without quid pro quo it still creates illegal conflict of interest. That’s why in government even GIFTS are illegal.
- This isn't even true as a matter of a dictionary definition. Bribery requires a quid pro quo, but corruption does not!
- That’s why in government even gifts are illegal.
- not to add to the dogpile, but the reality here is often the opposite. tacit corruption can easily be worse because it's more deniable and a lot more lucrative
- That’s why gifts are not allowed in government
- You do not need a quid pro quo to create an illegal conflict of interest
- This is still part of the Constitution, FYI: "[N]o Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust... shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
- This plane probably has hidden bugs and listening devices. Maybe even remote “self destruct” capabilities.
- "[N]o Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust... shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State." —US CONSTITUTION
