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https://jacobin.com/2024/06/supreme-court-corruption-thomas-kavanaugh

"It’s undisputed that the law criminalizes quid pro quo bribery — giving cash to a politician, for instance, in exchange for an agreed-upon favor.

But the question that Supreme Court justices were deliberating on is whether this statute also covers gratuities, rewards that are given after the fact to a politician as a thank-you for a corrupt action."