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.
It was illegal before?
I thought the SC legalized it last year. Then again, so much crazy has come out of them these past years, it’s hard to keep track.
Congress legalized it in 2017 when they failed to impeach Trump on Inauguration Day for violating the Emoluments Clause.
Yeah just least year when they ruled on Citizens United. Oh…that was 15 years ago. Fuck, we’re so cooked
It was never illegal. Its called lobbying and it’s what billionaires have been doing for decades.
It was illegal ?
Make Corruption Great Again
And just like that, we got the blatant corruption of the US government. Holy shit! lol Well if it weren’t so tragic it’d almost be entertaining. I’m so sorry to all Americans. Truly, you’ve always deserved better than this.
When wasn’t it?
Another shocking development from the Lobster Mobster.
It already was