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Pretty pointless to bribe someone who was a private citizen at that point, and who had no reasonably expectation of ever holding public office again.
by this_user 6y ago
Pretty pointless to bribe someone who was a private citizen at that point, and who had no reasonably expectation of ever holding public office again.
- lazide 6y agoAnd yet, not only became a public office holder after, but a key one overseeing and influencing the industry giving her the nominal 'bribe'?
- this_user 6y agoWhich was in no shape or form foreseeable at the time. They might as well have given that money to a random person on the street in the expectation that they might be put in charge of the SEC.
- Mizza 6y agoThis is an absurd opinion. There was a very short list and her name was at the top.
- qznc 6y agoIf you have a solid reputation, the promise of speaker fees is enough of a bribe. "A Lannister always pays his debts."