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kentuck

(115,346 posts)
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 02:08 PM Dec 2017

Contrary to media reports, "collusion" is mentioned in the US Code of Law [View all]

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/201

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(B) to influence such public official or person who has been selected to be a public official to commit or aid in committing, or collude in, or allow, any fraud, or make opportunity for the commission of any fraud, on the United States; or
(C) to induce such public official or such person who has been selected to be a public official to do or omit to do any act in violation of the lawful duty of such official or person;
(2) being a public official or person selected to be a public official, directly or indirectly, corruptly demands, seeks, receives, accepts, or agrees to receive or accept anything of value personally or for any other person or entity, in return for:
(A) being influenced in the performance of any official act;
(B) being influenced to commit or aid in committing, or to collude in, or allow, any fraud, or make opportunity for the commission of any fraud, on the United States; or
(C) being induced to do or omit to do any act in violation of the official duty of such official or person;
(3) directly or indirectly, corruptly gives, offers, or promises anything of value to any person, or offers or promises such person to give anything of value to any other person or entity, with intent to influence the testimony under oath or affirmation of such first-mentioned person as a witness upon a trial, hearing, or other proceeding, before any court, any committee of either House or both Houses of Congress, or any agency, commission, or officer authorized by the laws of the United States to hear evidence or take testimony, or with intent to influence such person to absent himself therefrom;
(4) directly or indirectly, corruptly demands, seeks, receives, accepts, or agrees to receive or accept anything of value personally or for any other person or entity in return for being influenced in testimony under oath or affirmation as a witness upon any such trial, hearing, or other proceeding, or in return for absenting himself therefrom;

shall be fined under this title or not more than three times the monetary equivalent of the thing of value, whichever is greater, or imprisoned for not more than fifteen years, or both, and may be disqualified from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
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But but Dershowitz says it aint a crime....!!! pbmus Dec 2017 #1
We are seeing a all out push Wellstone ruled Dec 2017 #2
Yep, they are pushing to nullify criminal actions by redefining them as not being criminal. suffragette Dec 2017 #6
Comcast has Billions riding on Trump Wellstone ruled Dec 2017 #18
Yes. So greedy, they just want more and more and more. suffragette Dec 2017 #23
there is collusion, but the more accurate term NewJeffCT Dec 2017 #3
Yes. kentuck Dec 2017 #4
I think at least some people remember "collusion" NewJeffCT Dec 2017 #11
Post removed Post removed Dec 2017 #5
We don't know what Trump did yet? kentuck Dec 2017 #7
The law cited in the OP is the bribery statute onenote Dec 2017 #9
Quid pro quo - holding off on Russian sanctions in exchange for election "help." Saviolo Dec 2017 #12
Same question. What public official, as defined in this statute, was bribed or received a bribe? onenote Dec 2017 #14
Trump is the public official. hedda_foil Dec 2017 #17
Not when he was a candidate. onenote Dec 2017 #19
Exactly. Lots of posters read the OP and did not comprehend it. Woosh. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #21
What trump has done, is doing, is a crime against the US...I'm wondering asiliveandbreathe Dec 2017 #10
You have a history of posting only sections of the law. former9thward Dec 2017 #8
Then, what would this mean?? kentuck Dec 2017 #13
A candidate is NOT an officer or government employee or acting on behalf of the US. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #22
The word collude means to agree with another party to do something. shraby Dec 2017 #15
Fines of trillions of dollars, if you do the 3x math. lagomorph777 Dec 2017 #16
We should start using terms like 'conspiracy', espionage, obstruction etc? triron Dec 2017 #20
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