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[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 28 points 4 days ago
[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

What would be nice is if this very illegal offer was actually investigated and prosecuted.

Edit:

After I thought about this for a minute it’s not much different then:

  • “Elect us and we’ll cut your taxes by $5,000.”
  • “Vote for us and we’ll cancel $10,000 in student debt.”
  • “Give us Congress and we’ll increase Social Security benefits.”

But I guess coming from him everything seems illegal and grifty.

[-] snooggums@piefed.world 6 points 3 days ago

No, it isn't like those things at all. Those are promoting changes to how the government works. This is a direct bribe explicitly for voting.

[-] Soup@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Investigated? Prosecuted? Yea, and like his felonies, at the end they’ll say he’s not gunna be punished in case that makes his job of being a super criminal while in charge of that country difficult.

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