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2/ "Bribery is bad for democracy.

"The impeachment clause of the Constitution spells out bribery as 1st on its list of things for which a corrupt pres or other federal official can be removed from office, ahead of treason & other high crimes and misdemeanors. In case that was too ambiguous, the framers also wrote up the Emoluments Clause, using an anachronistic term to essentially bar the president and other officeholders from accepting gifts or payments from foreign countries or their rulers"

3/ "I’m sure you’ll be shocked, shocked to learn that two of the Supreme Court justices who voted to legalize a cut-and-dried form of bribery have been accused of improperly accepting gifts from billionaires with an interest in what happens at the nation’s highest court... At this point, one has to wonder: Where is rock bottom?

We may have just found it."

4/ "On Friday, the Washington Post broke a bombshell story about a credible allegation of bribery involving the 2016 election of Donald Trump, Egypt’s dictator Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and a mysterious $10 million all-cash withdrawal from an Egyptian state-run bank just five days before Trump became president — and adopted a more friendly aid policy toward the Middle Eastern nation."

5/ "This is the third major case — in addition to the allegations of a Trump cover-up in Mueller’s probe of 2016 Russian election interference, and the 2016 hush money to Stormy Daniels that eventually led to Trump’s conviction on 34 state felony counts — in which Barr is alleged to have put his finger on the scales of justice in a case involving the president who appointed him. That alone is worthy of a congressional investigation."

6/ "Before dropping out, Pres Biden kept telling us democracy is on the ballot in November. But what kind of democracy are we fighting for if bribery is becoming increasingly legal, or untouchable? The belief that everybody and everything is for sale in America has created the remarkable aura of cynicism that permeates our politics. One of the many ironies is that Trump, who may or may not have benefited from a $10 million bribe that makes the Watergate crimes of Nixon look like jaywalking.."

7/ "And yet the Post’s report of the most serious presidential bribery allegation in American history all but vanished from our wild political news cycle, like it fell between the cushions of JD Vance’s couch or whatever else we’re obsessing about on TikTok. It doesn’t have to be this way. If “freedom” is the new buzzword, America needs to be freed from bribery.

Do not let the matter of Trump, Egypt and the $10 million disappear."

8/ "Although it’s tragic that criminal statute of limitations expired, any alleged bribe can still be pursued as civil case. More importantly, Congress—for now, that means Dem-controlled Sen,—needs to open full-blown investigation, w efforts to subpoena Barr & other DOJ higher-ups to explain in publ why the case was dropped

What’s more, Dem candidates running to retake control of both houses in 2025 need to pledge they will strengthen fed bribery laws in the face of outrageous SCOTUS decisions"

9/9 "The other wrinkle is the recent, abysmal Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity for so-called official acts that would have made Trump’s pro-Egypt policies — the quo in this alleged quid pro quo — off limits. The next Congress must pass legislation that spells out a president is not above the law.

Anyone can talk about making America great again, but that’s not really going to happen until we make bribery a crime again."

Plz read the entire column.

@GottaLaff it was a shocking read...as a Canadian, I don't generally re-toot things about what is going on in the US (I do follow it very closely though) I sure as heck re-tooted this. If true (and it probably is) this is horrifying and should not be swept under the rug. I hope the investigation will be reopened.

@vickietorious Thanks for boosting it. It's SO important.

@StephanieMoore He always is

@JonChevreau Ding!

@Incognitim Statute of limitations is over. It has to be a civil case, which is what Will posted.

@GottaLaff
Sorry if it seems like I was disputing that.

I'd be VERY intrigued by a civil case against him, but I think the best bet for some solid answers would be for a Congressional investigation...buuut that's assuming that any of their subpoenas would be enforceable.

(I also think this is a clear cut example of why the statute of limitations should be 7 or 11 years for bribery— assuming that's still a crime in this country )