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Corrupt bureaucrat. We're talking about a man who flew to Barcelona to collect a bribe before passing this regulatory change.
by ep103 8y ago
Corrupt bureaucrat. We're talking about a man who flew to Barcelona to collect a bribe before passing this regulatory change.
- acdha 8y agoDo you have a citation for that? It’s a serious enough charge that it should never be made without one.
- TaylorAlexander 8y agoI googled for it. I believe the other person is referring to the dinner meeting mentioned here: http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Met-With-Ajit-Pai-in-Barcelona-Shortly-After-Cohen-Payment-141844 http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Met-With-Ajit-Pai-in-...
- badkungfu 8y agohttps://www.americanoversight.org/watchdog-demands-details-of-private-meeting-between-fcc-and-att-executive-who-hired-trump-lawyer https://www.americanoversight.org/watchdog-demands-details-o... "[F]lew to Barcelona to collect a bribe before passing this regulatory change" seems too strong a claim, but there should be serious questions after AT&T paid Cohen and also got a meeting that was off the record. I don't imagine it actually changed Pai's opinion, but it seems unethical.
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- t3f 8y agoFrom the FOIA [1] done by a NGO [2]. [1] https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4106241-FCC-Calendars-and-Communications-with-ISPs.html#document/p207/a426454 https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4106241-FCC-Calendar... [2] https://www.americanoversight.org/watchdog-demands-details-of-private-meeting-between-fcc-and-att-executive-who-hired-trump-lawyer https://www.americanoversight.org/watchdog-demands-details-o...
- djsumdog 8y ago> Corrupt bureaucrat They are synonymous. Make no mistake, they all take favors and give favors. That's how you become a leader and stay a leader.
- gilrain 8y agoThe good ones squeeze in a few genuinely public policies to ensure their names look decent in the history books. The bad ones simply double down on controlling the history books.