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> The science office’s efforts to arrange for Schmidt Futures to pay the salaries of Lander’s staff sparked “significant” ethical concerns, given Schmidt’s fina
by tomohawk 5y ago
> The science office’s efforts to arrange for Schmidt Futures to pay the salaries of Lander’s staff sparked “significant” ethical concerns, given Schmidt’s financial interests in areas overlapping with OSTP’s responsibilities, according to the science office’s then-general counsel, Rachel Wallace
When a private individual gives funds to a government official to get what they want, that is called bribery.
Where's the FBI when you need them?
- usrn 5y ago
- voakbasda 5y agoAll areas of the government are approximately equally corrupt. The FBI does not investigate every crime that deserves it. They pick and choose and will not move against those in power without sufficient political willpower to back them up.
- perfecthjrjth 5y agoExactly this. Prosecutorial discretion, and discretion on which laws to use to charge people, are ways how these corrupt ways work in the US.