Trump’s promises to oil executives ought to be illegal

wapo.st Opinion | Trump’s promises to oil executives ought to be illegal

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What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign
Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, as well as other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry.

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Soliciting bribes is illegal.
- How many crimes has he committed and gotten away with?
  
  As of this post, all of them.

Even if they were illegal, what would that change?
- Ideally, we'd see an arrest, conviction, and some prison time.
  
  On what planet does that seem remotely likely at this point? He said it himself, he could shoot an innocent point blank on cam and it would only make him more popular.
- Whether he can get the money he's begging for. CREW is likely going to be suing him, because it almost certainly is illegal (you can say you'll remove Biden's environmental progress, and you can beg for money from Big Oil, but you can't do it in the same breath).

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