I believe that it is illegal, yes (I’m not a lawyer). But that is the point. They can “buy” a bunch of cheap useless stuff from him instead of giving him money. That’s the essence of money laundering. Do something that superficially looks legitimate so that you can move a bunch of money that would otherwise be illegal.
I thought foreign actors could not give to a canidate?
Sure but they can buy “art”
I believe that it is illegal, yes (I’m not a lawyer). But that is the point. They can “buy” a bunch of cheap useless stuff from him instead of giving him money. That’s the essence of money laundering. Do something that superficially looks legitimate so that you can move a bunch of money that would otherwise be illegal.
They can buy a million gold shoes that never get shipped.
Fuck it. Ship them. They still aren’t worth $100k and don’t cost more than 100c. The grift is complete.
But then they’d have to spend money on shoes to send to Russia, instead of not paying their lawyers!
#truth
They can’t give, but they can purchase.