Re: (Not ReacTor) Corrupt Heads of State

John Savard  <quadibloc@servername.invalid> wrote:

The "recent Supreme Court decision" is, I presume, the immunity ruling
I had commented on here.
While some have _speculated_ that Trump may be a Russian asset, this
hasn't been proven. He enouraged people to believe he won the 2020
election, and he was dilatory in his response to January 6.
Thus, while some improper conduct has been found, it's unclear if
something that can be classed as corruption is among his faults.

I don't think he needs to be acting on behalf of a foreign government
to be considered corrupt.  I think merely acting on his own behalf and
making decisions in office specifically for personal gain counts as
corruption.

President Clark from Babylon 5 and Lex Luthor would both count on that
point; neither one was controlled by any foreign government although
there is always room for a sequel.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."