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From: kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
Subject: Re: (Not ReacTor) Corrupt Heads of State
Date: 14 Jul 2024 00:13:29 -0000
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John Savard  <quadibloc@servername.invalid> wrote:
>The "recent Supreme Court decision" is, I presume, the immunity ruling
>I had commented on here.
>While some have _speculated_ that Trump may be a Russian asset, this
>hasn't been proven. He enouraged people to believe he won the 2020
>election, and he was dilatory in his response to January 6.
>Thus, while some improper conduct has been found, it's unclear if
>something that can be classed as corruption is among his faults.

I don't think he needs to be acting on behalf of a foreign government
to be considered corrupt.  I think merely acting on his own behalf and
making decisions in office specifically for personal gain counts as
corruption.

President Clark from Babylon 5 and Lex Luthor would both count on that
point; neither one was controlled by any foreign government although
there is always room for a sequel.
--scott
-- 
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."