r/inthenews • u/Advanced_Drink_8536 • May 27 '24

Donald Trump rejected by Libertarians, gets less than 1% of vote article

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-rejected-libertarians-less-one-percent-vote-presidential-election-1904870
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u/CawthornCokeOrgyClub May 27 '24

"Although we share almost no values, vote for ME if you want to WIN!" - are you telling me this amazing sales pitch didn't work?

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u/Booklet-of-Wisdom May 27 '24

He said if they voted for him, he'd put a Libertarian in his cabinet. Also, he told the big oil executives he'd give them $110 billion dollar tax cuts if they vote for him.

Trump just quid pro quo-ing everywhere...

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u/danimagoo May 27 '24

Promising to put a Libertarian in your Cabinet if they nominate him is one thing. Promising tax cuts in return for a billion dollar campaign donation is another. And that thing has a name, legally. It’s called a bribe. It’s blatantly illegal, and I don’t understand why more people aren’t calling it that.

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u/Shoddy_Background_48 May 27 '24

Cause we already have it, he's just being more blatant about it.

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u/danimagoo May 27 '24

We already have what?

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u/Shoddy_Background_48 May 27 '24

Bribery, they just call it lobbying

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u/yellowlinedpaper May 27 '24

From what I understand it’s under investigation.

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u/Booklet-of-Wisdom May 27 '24

I don't know why they're not calling that out, either. I guess it wouldn't matter if they did prosecute him, the trial would just be delayed until Trump's supreme Court can dismiss it.

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u/Ellestri May 27 '24

For it to be a bribe they have to give him the money. What he’s done is soliciting a bribe.

Solicitation of a bribe is also a crime. It is also a criminal offense under various statutes. Under state statutes, it has been held that mere solicitation of a bribe does not constitute bribery or an attempt to receive a bribe. However, the general federal bribery statute applies to persons who “demand” or “seek” anything of value for the purposes prohibited by the statute.

Solicitation means the asking, enticing, or requesting of another to commit a crime of bribery. To constitute the crime of solicitation of a bribe, it is not necessary that the act be actually consummated or that the defendant profit by it. It is sufficient if a bribe was actually solicited.

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u/danimagoo May 27 '24

For it to be a bribe they have to give him the money. What he’s done is soliciting a bribe.

No shit. For the purposes of this discussion on reddit, that detail isn't important. My point is that it is unambiguously a crime, and everyone is just acting like it's fine.