Subj : Corruption in the USA
To   : All
From : Bj”rn Felten
Date : Mon Jul 25 2022 07:39:58

What loophole in 18 U.S.C. 201 have the US public officials found that protects them from being charged with bribery? In particular this part:


(2) being a public official or person selected to be a public official, directly or indirectly, corruptly demands, seeks, receives, accepts, or agrees to receive or accept anything of value personally or for any other person or entity, in return for:

  (A) being influenced in the performance of any official act;


   What part of the above can be even slightly ambiguous? Anybody who knows? Is it the SCOTUS that's been at it again?




...

--- Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; sv-SE; rv:1.9.1.16) Gecko/20101125
 * Origin: news://eljaco.se:4119 (2:203/2)

.