Imagine prostrating yourself to Trump in this embarrassing way. Sheesh.

  • A Wild Mimic appears!@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    17 days ago

    In other countries this would be a criminal offense. For example in Austria: if the value of the gift is above 50000€ , it’s 6 months - 5 years; if over 300k€ it’s 1-10 years of prison.

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      Oh, this is 100% a criminal offense for any government employee that isn’t Donald Trump (or someone that he has decided to shield).

      Low level government workers can’t even accept someone paying for their lunch.

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      18 days ago

      The same loophole exists almost anywhere: “its a gift to white house or trumps library”

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      It’s criminal here too. But laws don’t matter anymore because the “party of law and order” decided to elevate a felon rapist pedophile.

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      In other countries this would be a criminal offense.

      Dialing 911 and telling my local constabulary that the President is doing crimes. But then they just laugh at me and say “We’re all doing crimes! It’s the innocent people who get thrown in jail.”