Cash for pardons?
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What Is the difference between bribery and a large donation to a political party?
I am (pretty) serious in asking this question.
When someone donates a large sum to a political party, they assume they are going to bet some sort of access, favorable treatment, etc.
Maybe with bribery, you are "guaranteed" to get the result you want, but with political donations, it is not guaranteed?
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@taiwan_girl said in Cash for pardons?:
What Is the difference between bribery and a large donation to a political party?
I am (pretty) serious in asking this question.
When someone donates a large sum to a political party, they assume they are going to bet some sort of access, favorable treatment, etc.
Maybe with bribery, you are "guaranteed" to get the result you want, but with political donations, it is not guaranteed?
Ask any "lobbyist."
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@taiwan_girl said in Cash for pardons?:
What Is the difference between bribery and a large donation to a political party?
I am (pretty) serious in asking this question.
When someone donates a large sum to a political party, they assume they are going to bet some sort of access, favorable treatment, etc.
Maybe with bribery, you are "guaranteed" to get the result you want, but with political donations, it is not guaranteed?
Happen to read about this article on VOA.
(https://www.voanews.com/usa/mercenary-donor-sold-access-millions-foreign-money)
Opening paragraph
"As an elite political fundraiser, Imaad Zuberi had the ear of top Democrats and Republicans alike — a reach that included private meetings with then-Vice President Joe Biden and VIP access at Donald Trump's inauguration.
He lived a lavish, jet-setting lifestyle, staying at fine hotels and hosting lawmakers and diplomats at four-star restaurants. Foreign ambassadors turned to Zuberi to get face time in Congress.
He was a charming networker and an inveterate namedropper. His Facebook account was filled with pictures of him next to the powerful and famous: having dinner with Hillary Clinton and Robert De Niro and rubbing shoulders with Trump's then-chief of staff Reince Priebus outside Mar-A-Lago. Zuberi raised huge amounts for Clinton in the 2016 election before becoming a top donor to the Trump Presidential Inauguration Committee."
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Earlier this week, a federal judge released documents showing that the Department of Justice was investigating a "bribery conspiracy scheme" this past summer. The names of the suspects were redacted and no one has been charged with a crime.
The status of the investigation is unknown.
In a statement on Wednesday, a DOJ official told Business Insider that "No government official was or is currently a subject or target of the investigation disclosed in this filing."
Earlier this week, a federal judge released documents showing that the Department of Justice was investigating a "bribery conspiracy scheme" this past summer. The names of the suspects were redacted and no one has been charged with a crime.
The status of the investigation is unknown.
In a statement on Wednesday, a DOJ official told Business Insider that "No government official was or is currently a subject or target of the investigation disclosed in this filing."
