Thursday, May 16, 2024

Top US ethics watchdog investigating ex-president over dinner with oil bosses

Under the bribery statute, 18 USC 201(b), public officials are forbidden from seeking or receiving anything of value in return for carrying out an official act. 

Presidential candidates are allowed to solicit donations within the constraints of campaign finance laws, and they are also free to lay out their policy objectives to companies that might benefit from them. They are not, however, allowed to ask for money directly in return for carrying out beneficial acts once in office...

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