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That’s Latin for “bribe.”
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According to the Washington Post, Donald Trump offered Big Oil executives massive tax cuts worth at least a trillion dollars, plus the reversal of Joe Biden’s environmental initiatives (including electric vehicle infrastructure and incentives, clean energy, and more), as he told them they should pony up a billion dollars in campaign contributions.
This is just about as overtly corrupt as you can be, and if it’s not flagrantly illegal, it really should be.