McDonnell v. United States

5-4

Prologue Projects

News Commentary, News, Government

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🗓️ 10 January 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The dictionary defines "quid pro quo" as "when a businessman walks up to a Congressman in the Capitol and hands him a check with the words 'bribe for doing a favor for me' written on the memo line." Nothing else constitutes bribery. It is so ordered.

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0:00.0	We'll hear your argument this morning in case 15474 McDonald versus United States.
0:07.0	Hey everyone, this is Leon from Fiasco and Prologg Projects.
0:14.0	On this week's episode of 5-4, Peter, Riannon and Michael are talking about McDonald
0:19.3	V United States.
0:21.5	The case centers around a sitting governor, Bob McDonald, Virginia, granting political
0:25.7	favors in exchange for a series of gifts.
0:28.5	The prosecutor, C. McDonald and his wife received a free vacation at a multi-million dollar
0:32.7	home along with the use of a Ferrari.
0:35.1	They allegedly got $15,000 to help pay for catering their daughter's wedding and $20,000
0:41.0	to pay down credit card debt.
0:42.9	It might seem intuitive that this is bribery and therefore illegal.
0:47.0	The Supreme Court does not see it that way.
0:49.2	In a unanimous decision, the court determined the governor's favors weren't official acts,
0:54.7	and on that basis, overturned his conviction by a low record.
0:58.9	This is 5-4, a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks.
1:05.5	Welcome to 5-4, where we dissect and analyze the Supreme Court cases that have caused our
1:10.1	nation to collapse like my wife when she works out after forgetting to eat.
1:14.0	Peter, I'm here with Riannon.
1:17.0	Hey, solidarity.
1:18.0	It's hard to remember to eat.
1:21.1	And Michael.
1:22.1	Hi everybody.
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