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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for corruption

• cjbenedikt 6y ago
  Would this ever be possible in say - the US?
  • vijayr02 6y ago
    I think we're going to find out very soon... Edit: not at the presidential level but certainly cabinet members have gone to prison before: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teapot_Dome_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teapot_Dome_scandal
• greatgib 6y ago
  What is very funny is that he was the architect of the laws that allows police to tap phones lines with very little oversight and proof. This guy did very bad to lead us to the current privacy hostile world we are in, profiting of his power for personal gain. So it is well deserved, and sadly probably too little!
• leipert 6y ago
  > sentenced to jail for corruption > but is unlikely to spend time in prison Corruption seems hardly to bear any consequence. Sigh.