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> So I feel pretty strongly that what van Buren did is a massive abuse of authority and it warrants punishment. After reading the background info in the Suprem
by walrus01 5y ago
> So I feel pretty strongly that what van Buren did is a massive abuse of authority and it warrants punishment.
After reading the background info in the Supreme Court decision PFD... Agreeing to accept a $5000 cash bribe from some sketchy dude for information available only to law enforcement, undoubtedly falls within many existing anti-corruption laws that he could have been prosecuted under.