I bet if this guy owned a juice bar in Jersey City and Paulie Walnuts walked in and said “Nice little place you got here, be a shame if something happened to it.” he’d thank him for expressing his obviously very genuine concern that something might happen to his juice bar.
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Eric Lipton NYT
Corruption requires explict quid pro quo. It is not corrupt to take an action that aligns with the interest of a person who gives you a gift, unless the official action was in direct response to that gift--a bribe. Terms matter. Accuracy and fairness matters. Regardless of what social media wants.
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