return2ozma@lemmy.worldBanned from community to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTrump Just Made Bribing Politicians Legal Againnewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1303arrow-down111cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1292arrow-down1external-linkTrump Just Made Bribing Politicians Legal Againnewrepublic.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.worldBanned from community to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square19linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.world
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up52arrow-down3·1 year agoThere is a big difference between making something legal and not giving a shit about whether or not it is legal. This is the latter. You can’t legalize bribery via executive order, but you sure as hell can suggest you won’t be doing anything about it that way. The media (and way too many people here on Lemmy) need to get it into their heads that U.S. law is irrelevant to the Trump administration.
There is a big difference between making something legal and not giving a shit about whether or not it is legal.
This is the latter.
You can’t legalize bribery via executive order, but you sure as hell can suggest you won’t be doing anything about it that way.
The media (and way too many people here on Lemmy) need to get it into their heads that U.S. law is irrelevant to the Trump administration.