In the interest of sharing information. Please see the following press
release from Team Collins. -Justin  

 

 

Sara Gideon accepts $4 million BRIBE

Gideon has already raised the most out-of-state $ in Maine history, yet
still accepted funding intended to bribe Senator Collins

Gideon has track record of campaign ethics violations & backing special
interests

Clear example of a bribe: $ offered in exchange for a vote

Members of the press:

Today, Sara Gideon showed that her vote is for sale to the highest
bidder. She accepted a $4 million pot of money that was originally
intended to sway Senator Collins' vote... in other words, a bribe.

Click here to watch our video on Gideon auctioning her vote off to the
highest bidder.

Click here to watch our video about Gideon taking the bribe.

Collins rejected the bribe, a fund originally established by an
out-of-state, dark money group, because her vote is not for sale.

Check out the definition of bribery in U.S. code:

2041. BRIBERY OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS

Section 201 of Title 18 is entitled "Bribery of public officials and
witnesses." The statute comprises two distinct offenses, however, and in
common parlance only the first of these is true "bribery."

The first offense, codified in section 201(b), prohibits the giving or
accepting of anything of value to or by a public official, if the thing
is given "with intent to influence" an official act, or if it is
received by the official "in return for being influenced."

That's exactly what happened here. A fund was established to try and
bribe Senator Collins to vote against the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh
to the Supreme Court.  If the Senator voted no, the money would be
returned to the donors, but if she voted YES, the money would be donated
to Collins' future Democratic opponent.  

Sara Gideon became the nominee Tuesday and she rushed to take the money
as soon as she could; her vote was SOLD to the highest bidder.

It's no surprise, however - Gideon has a long track record of
hypocrisy, campaign ethics violations and backing special interests.

Of course, the three groups that raised the money are all dark money
groups and any reporting on this bribe should report its origins as
such.

If Sara Gideon was concerned about taking this bribe for any reason, she
would have rejected it. But she kept it, and it'll be spent on her
false TV ads and out-of-state staffers.

 
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