(February 1, 2020 at 4:26 pm)onlinebiker Wrote:(February 1, 2020 at 4:07 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Profiteering is not illegal in the US unless it is accomplished by criminal means. The last I checked, it isn’t a criminal act for a former president to charge speaking fees or to write his memoirs.
Boru
Or renting out the Lincoln bedroom?
(Full disclosure - I had to look this one up)
People who contributed large amounts to the DNC were ‘perked’ by overnight stays in the White House, frequently (but not always) in the Lincoln Bedroom. Others perks included coffees, jogging with the the President, and so on.
Since staying in the LB was not conditional on making contributions, the practice was determined to be ‘unseemly, but not illegal or unethical.’ It was more as case of, ‘Thanks for the money. How would you like to spend the night in the Lincoln Bedroom?’ than ‘If you contribute, we’ll let you stay in the Lincoln Bedroom.’ HUGE difference.
Furthermore, since the Clintons never profited personally from this, the pejorative ‘profiteering’ hardly seems to apply. You started this about presidents enriching themselves while in office. That’s not the case here.
Boru
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