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Buzz feed is reporting that several sources state that the Trump organization offered to give Vladimir Putin a penthouse apartment worth $50 million US dollars in exchange for him making the Trump Tower Moscow possible.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/articl...nned-to-give-vladimir-putin-the?ref=bfnsplash
As some may be aware, it is a violation of federal law to bribe a foreign official.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act
Trumps legal woes only get worse - and today they seem to get worse by the hour.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/articl...nned-to-give-vladimir-putin-the?ref=bfnsplash
President Donald Trump’s company planned to give a $50 million penthouse at Trump Tower Moscow to Russian President Vladimir Putin as the company negotiated the luxury real estate development during the 2016 campaign, according to four people, one of them the originator of the plan.
Two US law enforcement officials told BuzzFeed News that Michael Cohen, Trump’s personal lawyer at the time, discussed the idea with a representative of Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s press secretary.
As some may be aware, it is a violation of federal law to bribe a foreign official.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act
The anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA make it unlawful for a U.S. person, and certain foreign issuers of securities, to make a payment to a foreign official for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person. Since the 1998 Amendment of FCPA they also apply to foreign firms and persons who take any act in furtherance of such a corrupt payment while in the U.S. The meaning of foreign official is broad. For example, an owner of a bank who is also the minister of finance would count as a foreign official according to the U.S. government. Doctors at government-owned or managed hospitals are also considered to be foreign officials under the FCPA, as is anyone working for a government-owned or managed institution or enterprise. Employees of international organizations such as the United Nations are also considered to be foreign officials under the FCPA. A 2014 federal appellate court decision has provided guidance on how the term "foreign official" is defined under FCPA.[20]
Because the Act concerns the intent of the bribery rather than the amount, there is no requirement of materiality. Offering anything of value as a bribe, whether cash or non-cash items, is prohibited.
Trumps legal woes only get worse - and today they seem to get worse by the hour.