Affordable pricing, trades accepted. After several weeks of avoiding taking any questions from the press about how her good friend Donald Trump gave a $25,000 campaign donation in 2013 -- by complete coincidence, just before her office dropped an investigation of Trump University -- Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi held a press conference Tuesday to explain that
The law makes it a crime to accept money for "“influenced in the performance of any official act.” An "official act" is a decision or action on a "question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding or controversy"
The court ruled that 'Setting up a meeting, talking to another official, or organizing an event -- without more -- does not fit that definition of "official act."'
While I think that the court was overly restrictive of what constitutes an "official act", it would seem that deciding to drop an ongoing investigation would definitely fall into the "official act"
The Supreme Court decision narrows the scope of what can be prosecuted. Bondi's actions, are clearly within the narrowed scope. A successful prosecution would require showing that the donation led to dropping the investigation.
I know what I believe, proving it in a court of law is more difficult.
Regular readers of Wonkette have been very well-informed not only of Bondi but Rick Scott as well, but even so, it never hurts to be reminded, especially as you've just done. Thanks.
Give her a break. If she doesn't understand keeping a bribe is worse than giving it back, how do you expect her to make easy decisions on other matters?
The reporters at this press conference were actually practicing journalism: Questions, follow-up questions and one reporter even got a little shouty when Bondi tried to ignore him.
"My office will continue to fight consumer protection." - Freudian slip?!
Not my definition. I quoted the relevant part of the law and of the Court's decision which I disagree with.
Even though I disagree with the decision, I think you are wrong in thinking that this makes it impossible to convict under the law. Remember the ex-Governor was convicted. The verdict was overturned, not because the Court didn't think that the evidence was strong enough, but because the Court said that what the ex-Governor did was not "an official act". An AG dropping a fraud investigation is definitely "an official act".
basically hot air.
have you seen how many of his idiot supporters rely on safety net programs?
The law makes it a crime to accept money for "“influenced in the performance of any official act.” An "official act" is a decision or action on a "question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding or controversy"
The court ruled that 'Setting up a meeting, talking to another official, or organizing an event -- without more -- does not fit that definition of "official act."'
While I think that the court was overly restrictive of what constitutes an "official act", it would seem that deciding to drop an ongoing investigation would definitely fall into the "official act"
The Supreme Court decision narrows the scope of what can be prosecuted. Bondi's actions, are clearly within the narrowed scope. A successful prosecution would require showing that the donation led to dropping the investigation.
I know what I believe, proving it in a court of law is more difficult.
Not the first or last Republican politician to have their career ruined by The Orange One.
Nor the first nor last to be ruined by their own greed and ambition.
Regular readers of Wonkette have been very well-informed not only of Bondi but Rick Scott as well, but even so, it never hurts to be reminded, especially as you've just done. Thanks.
Give her a break. If she doesn't understand keeping a bribe is worse than giving it back, how do you expect her to make easy decisions on other matters?
The chemtrails of politics.
The reporters at this press conference were actually practicing journalism: Questions, follow-up questions and one reporter even got a little shouty when Bondi tried to ignore him.
"My office will continue to fight consumer protection." - Freudian slip?!
The carpetbagging sociopath Rick Scott's first campaign motto should have been: "I wasn't indicted!"
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Tallahussy?
Ms. Bondi is a grift basket of deplorable.
By your defintion, it's impossible to prove quid pro quo ever. Unless there is an audio tape of someone explicitly saying so, you'll never prove. it.
Not my definition. I quoted the relevant part of the law and of the Court's decision which I disagree with.
Even though I disagree with the decision, I think you are wrong in thinking that this makes it impossible to convict under the law. Remember the ex-Governor was convicted. The verdict was overturned, not because the Court didn't think that the evidence was strong enough, but because the Court said that what the ex-Governor did was not "an official act". An AG dropping a fraud investigation is definitely "an official act".