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iluvtennis

(21,527 posts) Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:28 PM Nov 2019

Fox news says attempted bribery isn't in the Constitution - Joyce Vance responds, "Actually it is

@JoyceWhiteVance
Actually, it is. You see, the federal bribery statute, 18 USC 201, defines bribery to include attempted bribery. It's enough to "seek" a bribe - you don't actually have to pull your illegal scheme off.

@JasonSCampbell

Laura Ingraham: "Attempted bribery isn't in the Constitution"

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Go Joyce, go.

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Fox news says attempted bribery isn't in the Constitution - Joyce Vance responds, "Actually it is (Original Post) iluvtennis Nov 2019 OP

Ingraham is odd -- humans should not be able to talk after brain removal Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #1

Laura Ingraham, licensed atty, graduate University of VA. law school. n.t. Yavin4 Nov 2019 #2

Vs... Joyce Alene, U of Alabama Law Professor, 25 year federal prosecutor... WePurrsevere Nov 2019 #3

Yes, Joyce has forgotten more about law than that piece of filth Elwood P Dowd Nov 2019 #5

She knows. She's just playing dumb. TwilightZone Nov 2019 #6

Fox News clearly doesn't know the first thing about bribery as a crime. Nitram Nov 2019 #4

They got nothin'. Mister Ed Nov 2019 #7

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,631 posts)

1. Ingraham is odd -- humans should not be able to talk after brain removal

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:32 PM

Nov 2019

Yavin4

(37,182 posts)

2. Laura Ingraham, licensed atty, graduate University of VA. law school. n.t.

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:35 PM

Nov 2019

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)

3. Vs... Joyce Alene, U of Alabama Law Professor, 25 year federal prosecutor...

Reply to Yavin4 (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:48 PM

Nov 2019

Obama US Atty in B'ham and MSNBC Contributor.

I think her legal credentials are pretty solid.

Elwood P Dowd

(11,453 posts)

5. Yes, Joyce has forgotten more about law than that piece of filth

Reply to WePurrsevere (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 15, 2019, 01:06 PM

Nov 2019

will ever know.

TwilightZone

(28,836 posts)

6. She knows. She's just playing dumb.

Reply to Yavin4 (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 15, 2019, 01:12 PM

Nov 2019

They all do that. None of them are as ignorant as they act.

Nitram

(28,064 posts)

4. Fox News clearly doesn't know the first thing about bribery as a crime.

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Fri Nov 15, 2019, 01:00 PM

Nov 2019

Mister Ed

(6,991 posts)

7. They got nothin'.

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Fri Nov 15, 2019, 01:43 PM

Nov 2019

It's tough work trying to defend the indefensible.

I guess in Foxworld, a driver pulled over for speeding who holds out a $50 bill along with his license and asks the officer, "Whaddya say we forget all about this, huh?" would not have committed a crime until and unless the officer accepts the bribe.

In the real world, not so much.

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