People Are Paying $5M and $1M to Dine with Donald Trump
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Isn't that illegal influence peddling?
For the record, when Buffet auctions a meeting for pay it's for charity; and he's not on the clock as a public servant.
Change.org (2007) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change.org
We The People (2009-01) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_the_People_(petitioning_sys... :
> The right "to petition the Government for a redress of grievances" is guaranteed by the United States Constitution's First Amendment. [...]
> Overview > Thresholds: Under the Obama administration's rules, a petition had to reach 150 signatures (Dunbar's Number) within 30 days to be searchable on WhiteHouse.gov, according to Tom Cochran, former director of digital technology. [8] It had to reach 100,000 signatures within 30 days to receive an official response. [9] The original threshold was set at 5,000 signatures on September 1, 2011,[10] was raised to 25,000 on October 3, 2011, [11] and raised again to 100,000 as of January 15, 2013. [12] The White House typically would not comment when a petition concerned an ongoing investigation. [13]
Sorry, that's ad hominem (name calling) but not a valid argument.
Is it civilly or criminally illegal for the standing president to do "sell the plate" fundraisers for PACs that aren't kickbacks?
Where is the current record of such receipts?
Kickback (bribery): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kickback_(bribery)
Influence peddling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influence_peddling
US Constitution > Article II > Section 4: https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/article-2/#ar...
> The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
Impeachment in the United States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_Stat... :
> The Constitution limits grounds of impeachment to "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors", [2] but does not itself define "high crimes and misdemeanors".
Presumably, Bribery needn't be defined in the Constitution because such laws and rules are the business of the Legislative and the Judicial branches, and such rules apply to all people.
https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-132/faithful-executio...
US Constitution > Article II.S1.C8.1 "Oath of Office for the Presidency": https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S1-C8-1... :
> Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:– I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
US Constitution > Article II.S1.C8.1.5 "Violation of the Presidential Oath" https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S1-C8-1...
Oath of office of the president of the United States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_office_of_the_presiden...
That’s the limit of it, by design I think. The lack of criminality or even civil offense means the job is predicated on trust to achieve political goals. Once trust is lost, the individual must be removed from office or immense damage will ensue.
FBI's assessment of presidential immunity might should be reviewed in light of the court's recent ruling on same and the fact that they are an executive branch department of government. They work for the executive - as evidenced by the firing of James Comey - so we can't trust their assessment of his immunity.