Trump has instructed AG Bondi to pause prosecutions of cos. that BRIBE foreign govt officials to win bus.

EO: directs Bondi to spend 180 days reviewing all current FCPA investigations & enforcement actions against US cos., & issue a set of guidelines & practices that “prioritize US interests.”

Order’s legality -not immediately clear. Generally: Const. requires the pres. to “take care that the laws” passed by Congress “be faithfully executed.”
#Corruption #Bribes #USPol https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-green-lights-bribery-with-new-executive-order-on-the-foreign-corrupt-practices-act/

"#Zuck, who suggested 2 weeks ago he wants Trump to impose US tariffs to protect his company from EU fines, agrees to hand over $25 million to Trump. Oh, but it supposedly is going to a “fund” for his “presidential library.”
-R Filipkowski

Trump's MO: bully, bribe, extort, blackmail, quid pro quos... The bribes have indeed made him a billionaire many times over recently from #TechBros, foreign & domestic donors...

Who thinks the $22M will be for Trump's library?

"I long for the time when corruption was condemned and the corrupt went to prison. We will bring that back." Future Democratic POTUS

Bribes

Trump flunkey Boris Epshteyn may be about to learn that you don't take bribes around yam tits without the boss getting his beak wet.
"'Apparently despite his entire resume being “went to college with Eric Trump,” he’s been basically running Trump’s transition — a transition that still doesn’t exist, since the designated department heads all refuse to fill out their stupid “ethics” papers.'
https://www.wonkette.com/p/pop-quiz-does-trump-like-it-when

#USPolitics #TrumpTransition #BorisEpshteyn #Bribes #TuckersBalls

Georgians take to streets in protest as pro-Russian party crowned election winner amid wide-scale #fraud

International observers, opposition politicians, and the country’s president all cried foul, alleging widespread #ElectoralFraud

“These elections cannot be recognized. This is the same as recognizing Georgia’s #subordination to #Russia. … No one can take away Georgia’s #European future,” she said

https://kyivindependent.com/georgians-take-streets-in-protest-as-pro-russian-party-crowned-election-winner-amid-wide-scale-fraud/

I know it looks like an I Spy page, but these are my current encouragement goal/bribes for my ADHD kid. Until he gets with the rhythm of a new school year, he’s lost. So I had about $20 in laundromat tokens. The fact they are gold is even better. If he has a good day of working in school and orchestra, he gets one. They are redeemable for real cash at any time. This won’t last the whole year, but it’s a great way to get him going. #ADHD #autism #parenting #bribes

It's been months, but I'm still mad about a Supreme Court that thinks it's not a corrupt bargain if the payment takes the form of a gratuity rather than a bribe. Thoughts on Snyder and letting students buy me lunch

#law #contracts #corruption #SCOTUS #bribes #gratuities #teaching

https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/2024/08/continued-incredulity-over-snyder-v-united-states.html

Every day we get new evidence that #democracy is dying in the US. Today's dose: we have a judge on our #SupremeCourt who took #bribes that he kept secret. After journalists found evidence of bribery, he revised his filings. But he again "failed to disclose" some of those bribes.

If you are investigated for not complying with your company's travel & expense policy, revise your expense report and again hide something, you would get FIRED.

#ImpeachThomas

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/us/politics/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-private-jet.html

It might be easier to establish the times when Thomas wasn't taking gifts from people with an interest in how cases before the Supreme Court turn out. There certainly appears to be very few of those times.

#USSupremeCourt #scotus #ClarenceThomas #gifts #bribes #ethics

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/05/politics/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-hawaii-new-zealand/

The #expulsion comes in the midst of an anti-corruption drive known as the #BlazingFurnace launched by #CommunistParty General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, in which dozens of officials and business partners of politicians have been caught up.

The high-profile purges have roiled #financial markets and #ForeignInvestor confidence and critics say the campaign has been used to target factional rivals.

Van is well-known for speaking out against state agencies and organizations.

In May 2020, he asked the chairman of the National Assembly to consider implementing parliament’s supreme supervision over court operations, through the case of death row prisoner Ho Duy Hai. He said that the Supreme Court’s verdict on Hai’s appeal was unconvincing as there were many unclear issues that concerned the public.

In November 2022, Van said National Assembly delegates needed to discuss and debate more, not just read aloud.

In November 2023, Van spoke about the #DaiNinh #hydroelectric plant project in #LamDong province. He alleged #bribes were given to government officials.

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/communist-party-expels-politician-07182024214329.html