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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWaPo: Why isn’t Trump facing a bribery investigation? By Jennifer Rubin September 7 at 12:15 PM
The same lack of legal liability cannot be said of Trump. He broke federal law in connection with his foundations gift to to a campaign group connected to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. The Post reports, Trump and his team also failed to disclose the gift to the Internal Revenue Service, instead reporting that the donation was given to an unrelated group with a similar name effectively obscuring the contribution.
One cannot miss the giant red flag. Why is a charity giving money to aid a pol with whom the foundations head has pending legal business? Recall that after the gift was received an official act occurred, the very act Trump had been seeking, namely the decision not to proceed with the case against Trump University. Right there you have a prima facie case of bribery a payment (an illegal one at that) and a quid pro quo. Trumps claim that I never even spoke to [Bondi] about it at all is irrelevant; his check spoke for him. Moreover, there seems to be evidence that Trump and Bondi did speak. (Marc Reichelderfer who worked as a consultant on Bondis reelection effort told the Associated Press in June that Bondi spoke with Trump and solicited the donation herself. It was unclear on Monday whether Trump meant that he had never discussed the donation with Bondi effectively contradicting Reichelderfer or if he had simply never mentioned the Trump University case.) This is a stronger case than was the case against former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell. And whats more, it is now reported that Trump held a lavish fundraiser at his Mar-a-Lago resort for Bondi after she decided not to proceed with the case. It did not stop there. The Huffington Post reports: In addition to the $25,000 donation from his foundation and the star-studded Mar-a-Lago event, Trump and his daughter Ivanka each gave $500 to Bondis campaign in the fall of 2013. The following spring, Ivanka and her father donated another $125,000 to the Republican Party of Florida ― Bondis single biggest source of campaign funds.
Clinton pounced. She told the press on her plane, Of course, as we know, there was a phone conversation between them. They contradict each other. She continued, The American people deserve to know what was said, because clearly the attorney general did not proceed with the investigation. She didnt stop there: The list goes on and on: the scams, the frauds, the questionable relationships, the business activities that have stiffed workers. The Bondi incident gives Clinton one more excuse to bring up Trumps tax returns. What is he hiding? is the question of the day.
SOURCE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/09/07/why-isnt-trump-facing-a-bribery-investigation/?utm_term=.224aa96250f0
RDANGELO
(3,433 posts)Isn't it possible that the Federal DOJ could be investigating this. As a practice they don't announce investigations. Is bribery a federal crime, or does it have to involve the government.
Ok. According to what I just read it's any public official. The feds could absolutely be investigating this.
trof
(54,256 posts)Here's what wiki has to say:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_prosecution_of_public_corruption_in_the_United_States
madokie
(51,076 posts)is the quest of the day, so very true, that
Botany
(70,508 posts)patsimp
(915 posts)lock the fing bastard up
Stuart G
(38,427 posts)ffr
(22,670 posts)Now that some polls are showing the race tightening, the Press can go back to doing their jobs! Thank you!
Finally! A news outlet is calling Bondi-gate a SCANDAL!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028149874
Trump's pay for play scandal intensifies
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512401892
For Florida AG Pam Bondi, 'pay-to-look-away' was about more than Donald Trump
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512401857
Donald Gave Huge Discount for Florida AG Fundraiser After She Dropped Trump U Case
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512401805
Krugman is right: Let's not call the Bondi scandal "pay for play"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2401845
Enjoy as Drumpf & Ivanka and Pam step in it.
ffr
(22,670 posts)One cannot miss the giant red flag. Why is a charity giving money to aid a pol with whom the foundations head has pending legal business? Recall that after the gift was received an official act occurred, the very act Trump had been seeking, namely the decision not to proceed with the case against Trump University. Right there you have a prima facie case of bribery a payment (an illegal one at that) and a quid pro quo.
People are catching on alright!
muriel_volestrangler
(101,319 posts)If she's pushing on this, there should be a good Republican anti-Trump movement still alive.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)napkinz
(17,199 posts)martin mike
(82 posts)napkinz
(17,199 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)getagrip_already
(14,752 posts)When you look at the totality of his corrupt businesses, he and his family should be in court on racketeering charges.
I know the justice department likes to keep a low profile on candidates before an election, but come on, how big a mountain of manure do they need to smell it?
DFW
(54,387 posts)Having Jennifer Rubin turn on a Republican candidate, even when it is as deserved as this time, is equivalent to Fox "News" firing O'Reilly, Hannity, Doocey and Kelly, and hiring Keith Olbermann to be their News editor instead. Never thought I'd see the day.
Tempest
(14,591 posts)This is turning out to be a real headache for Drumpf.
forest444
(5,902 posts)They need Trump to lose if they are to have any hope of coming back in 2020.
DFW
(54,387 posts)...would be Sam Bush:
forest444
(5,902 posts)Proof that for every bad Bush, there's a good Bush.
Thank you for that, DFW. Enjoy the debate tonite!
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)Is she a #NeverTrump person this year? I haven't seen her blather in years. Guessing she backed Bush?