MSNBC guest: No money changed hands so no bribery, Hunter Biden blah blah blah

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19. Why isn't anyone calling this by its correct name?? "SOLICITATION of a bribe"

It is much easier for people to intuitively understand that "solicitation of a bribe" is a crime, is morally objectionable, and is harmful to the public, rather than "attempted bribery", which (incorrectly) sounds like a mere attempt at a crime.

"Solicitation of a bribe" is and sounds like a crime. It is a crime regardless of whether the thing of value was ever received. People understand this.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/bribery#
"Bribery refers to the offering, giving, soliciting, or receiving of any item of value as a means of influencing the actions of an individual holding a public or legal duty. [...] Solicitation of a bribe also constitutes a crime and is completed regardless of whether the solicitation results in the receipt of a valuable gift."

Here, Trump was soliciting a bribe by asking Zelensky to give him something of persona value (i.e. announcement of Biden investigations on CNN) in exchange for carrying out the duties of his office (i.e. sending the earmarked military aid to Ukraine). There is plenty of evidence of all of the above. Case closed.


[Reposted from a few days ago. https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12719031]