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Google joins tech giants throwing money at Trump's inauguration. (www.dailykos.com)
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Google is the latest California-based tech giant to make a major donation to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, which will take place on Jan. 20, or Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

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[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

This still doesn't fall within their rules. The bribe has to be paid after service for it to be legal.

So for example, if you're a purchasing agent for the army and you have to buy new canvas tents. A manufacturer could tell you if you make the award, they will personally pay you $20 per tent purchased. But they supposedly can't come with 20k in hand and say here you go! Now I get the award for 10,000 tents.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago

You’re correct, this is the even better kind of legal bribery: lobbying. “Donating” to a cause for favorable rulings later