TRUMP ZELENSKYY CONVERSATION AND ANALYSIS NOTHINGBURGER. BARREL & PORK.


PORK, I have heard a great deal about the Telephone Conversation POTUS Trump had with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine on July 25, 2019, 9:03 – 9:33 a.m. EDT. What do you think? Does it incriminate POTUS TRUMP?

BARREL, I have just now taken the time to analyze the conversation. My conclusion? We have another Adam Schiff nothingburger. There is nothing with which to impeach POTUS Trump. Take a look at the following.

1.       UNCLASSIFIED.

2.       https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Unclassified09.2019.pdf

3.       “The President: Congratulations on a great victory. We all watched from the United States and you did a terrific job. The way you came from behind, somebody who wasn’t given much of a chance, and you ended up winning easily. It’s a fantastic achievement. Congratulations.”

a.       NO HIGH CRIME.

b.      NO MISDEMEANOR.

c.       NO COLLUSION.

d.      NO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

e.       NO  QUID PRO QUO.

f.        NO EXTORTION.

g.       NO BRIBERY.

h.      NO VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE.

i.        NO WITHHOLDING OF AID TO UKRAINE.

j.        NO ABUSE OF POWER.

4.       “President Zelenskyy: You are absolutely right Mr. President. We did win big and we worked hard for this. We worked a lot but I would like to confess to you that I had an opportunity to learn from you. We used quite a few of your skills and knowledge and were able to use it as an example for our elections and yes it is true that these were unique elections. We were in a unique situation that we were able to achieve a unique success. I’m able to tell you the following; the first time, you called me to congratulate me when I won my presidential election, and the second time you are now calling me when my party won the parliamentary election. I think I should run more often so you can call me more often and we can talk over the phone more often.”

a.       NO HIGH CRIME.

b.      NO MISDEMEANOR.

c.       NO COLLUSION.

d.      NO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

e.       NO  QUID PRO QUO.

f.        NO EXTORTION.

g.       NO BRIBERY.

h.      NO VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE.

i.        NO WITHHOLDING OF AID TO UKRAINE.

j.        NO ABUSE OF POWER.

5.       “The President: [laughter] That’s a very good idea. I think your country is very happy about that.

a.       NO HIGH CRIME.

b.      NO MISDEMEANOR.

c.       NO COLLUSION.

d.      NO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

e.       NO  QUID PRO QUO.

f.        NO EXTORTION.

g.       NO BRIBERY.

h.      NO VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE.

i.        NO WITHHOLDING OF AID TO UKRAINE.

j.        NO ABUSE OF POWER.

6.       “President Zelenskyy: Well yes, to tell you the truth, we are trying to work hard because we wanted to drain the swamp here in our country. We brought in many many new people. Not the old politicians, not the typical politicians, because we want to have a new format and a new type of government. You are a great teacher for us and in that.”

a.       NO HIGH CRIME.

b.      NO MISDEMEANOR.

c.       NO COLLUSION.

d.      NO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

e.       NO  QUID PRO QUO.

f.        NO EXTORTION.

g.       NO BRIBERY.

h.      NO VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE.

i.        NO WITHHOLDING OF AID TO UKRAINE.

j.        NO ABUSE OF POWER.

k.       President Zelenskyy says “we are trying to work hard because we wanted to drain the swamp here in our country.”

7.       “The President: Well it’s very nice of you to say that. I will say that we do a lot for Ukraine. We spend a lot of effort and a lot of time. Much more than the European countries are doing and they should be helping you more than they are. Germany does almost nothing for you. All they do is talk and I think it’s something that you should really ask them about. When I was speaking to Angela Merkel she talks Ukraine, but she doesn’t do anything. A lot of the European countries are the same way so I think it’s something you want to look at but the United States has been very good to Ukraine. I wouldn’t say that it’s reciprocal necessarily because things are happening that are not good but the United States has been very very good to Ukraine.”

a.       NO HIGH CRIME.

b.      NO MISDEMEANOR.

c.       NO COLLUSION.

d.      NO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

e.       NO  QUID PRO QUO.

f.        NO EXTORTION.

g.       NO BRIBERY.

h.      NO VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE.

i.        NO WITHHOLDING OF AID TO UKRAINE.

j.        NO ABUSE OF POWER.

k.      NO REQUEST FOR ANYTHING.

l.        The President makes his point that “the United States has been very very good to Ukraine” while Germany and other European countries have not helped Ukraine.

8.       “President Zelenskyy: Yes you are absolutely right. Not only 100%, but actually 1000% and I can tell you the following; I did talk to Angela Merkel and I did meet with her. I also met and talked with Macron and I told them that they are not doing quite as much as they need to be doing on the issues with the sanctions. They are not enforcing the sanctions. They are not working as much as they should work for Ukraine. It turns out that even though logically, the European Union should be our biggest partner but technically the United States is a much bigger partner than the European Union and I’m very grateful to you for that because the United States is doing quite a lot for Ukraine. Much more than the European Union especially when we are talking about sanctions against the Russian Federation. I would also like to thank you for your great support in the area of defense. We are ready to continue to cooperate for the next steps specifically we are almost ready to buy more Javelins from the United States for defense purposes.”

a.       NO HIGH CRIME.

b.      NO MISDEMEANOR.

c.       NO COLLUSION.

d.      NO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

e.       NO  QUID PRO QUO.

f.        NO EXTORTION.

g.       NO BRIBERY.

h.      NO VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE.

i.        NO WITHHOLDING OF AID TO UKRAINE.

j.        NO ABUSE OF POWER.

k.      President Zelenskyy agrees with POTUS Trump about Germany’s and Frances’ and the European Union in general lack of help and confirms that “the United States is doing quite a lot for Ukraine. Much more than the European Union especially when we are talking about sanctions against the Russian Federation.” Next, he states that Ukraine is “ready to continue to cooperate for the next steps specifically we are almost ready to buy more Javelins from the United States for defense purposes.” No quid pro quo withholding U.S. military equipment or aid in return for corruption investigations.

9.       “The President” I would like you to do us a favor though because our country has been through a lot and Ukraine knows a lot about it. I would like you to find out what happened with this whole situation with Ukraine, they say Crowdstrike… I guess you have one of your wealthy people … The server, they say Ukraine has it. There are a lot of things that went on, the whole situation. I think you’re surrounding yourself with some of the same people. I would like to have the Attorney General call you or your people and I would like you to get to the bottom of it. As you saw yesterday, that whole nonsense ended with a very poor performance by a man named Robert Mueller, an incompetent performance, but they say a lot of it started with Ukraine. Whatever you can do, it’s very important that you do it if that’s possible.”

a.       NO HIGH CRIME.

b.      NO MISDEMEANOR.

c.       NO COLLUSION.

d.      NO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

e.       NO  QUID PRO QUO.

f.        NO EXTORTION.

g.       NO BRIBERY.

h.      NO VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE.

i.        NO WITHHOLDING OF AID TO UKRAINE.

j.        NO ABUSE OF POWER.

k.      POTUS Trump asks President Zelenskyy “to find out what happened with this whole situation with Ukraine, they say Crowdstrike… I guess you have one of your wealthy people… The server, they say Ukraine has it.” Then he says he would “like to have the Attorney General call you or your people and I would like you to get to the bottom of it.” Then the POTUS emphasizes the importance of such. “Whatever you can do, it’s very important that you do it if that’s possible” – e.g. looking into corruption including looking into Crowdstrike and Bidens with help of Giuliani and AG Barr.

10.   “President Zelenskyy: Yes it is very important for me and everything that you just mentioned earlier. For me as a President, it is very important and we are open for any future cooperation. We are ready to open a new page on cooperation in relations between the United States and Ukraine. For that purpose, I just recalled our ambassador from United States and he will be replaced by a very competent and very experienced ambassador who will work hard on making sure that our two nations are getting closer. I would also like and hope to see him having your trust and your confidence and have personal relations with you so we can cooperate even more so. I will personally tell you that one of my assistants spoke with Mr. Giuliani just recently and we are hoping very much that Mr. Giuliani will be able to travel to Ukraine and we will meet once he comes to Ukraine. I just wanted to assure you once again that you have nobody but friends round us. I will make sure that I surround myself with the best and most experienced people. I also wanted to tell you that we are friends. We are great friends and you Mr. President have friends in our country so we can continue our strategic partnership. I also plan to surround myself with great people and in addition to that investigation, I guarantee as the President of Ukraine that all the investigations will be done openly and candidly. That I can assure you.

a.       NO HIGH CRIME.

b.      NO MISDEMEANOR.

c.       NO COLLUSION.

d.      NO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

e.       NO  QUID PRO QUO.

f.        NO EXTORTION.

g.       NO BRIBERY.

h.      NO VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE.

i.        NO WITHHOLDING OF AID TO UKRAINE.

j.        NO ABUSE OF POWER.

k.      President Zelenskyy confirms his friendship with POTUS Trump. He states that he will receive Mr. Giuliani. He states that he will carry out “all the investigations … openly and candidly.”

11.   “The President: Good because I heard you had a prosecutor who was very good and he was shut down and that’s really unfair. A lot of people are talking about that, the way they shut your very good prosecutor down and you had some very bad people involved. Mr. Giuliani is a highly respected man. He was the mayor of New York City, a great mayor, and I would like him to call you. I will ask him to call you along with the Attorney General. Rudy very much knows what’s happening and he is a very capable guy. If you could speak to him that would be great. The former ambassador from the United States, the woman, was bad news and the people she was dealing with in the Ukraine were bad news so I just want to let you know that. The other thing, There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son, that Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that so whatever you can do with the Attorney General would be great. Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution so if you can look into it … It sounds horrible to me.”

a.       NO HIGH CRIME.

b.      NO MISDEMEANOR.

c.       NO COLLUSION.

d.      NO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

e.       NO  QUID PRO QUO.

f.        NO EXTORTION.

g.       NO BRIBERY.

h.      NO VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE.

i.        NO WITHHOLDING OF AID TO UKRAINE.

j.        NO ABUSE OF POWER.

k.      POTUS Trump again asks President Zelenskyy to receive Rudy Giuliani and the Attorney General Bill Barr and to investigate the allegations regarding Biden corruption quid pro quo extortion.

12.   “Pesident Zelenskyy: I wanted to tell you about the prosecutor. First of all I understand and I’m knowledgeable about the situation. Since we have won the absolute majority in our Parliament, the next prosecutor general will be 100% my person, my candidate, who will be approved by the parliament and will start as a new prosecutor in September. He or she will look into the situation, specifically to the company that you mentioned in this issue. The issue of the investigation of the case is actually the issue of making sure to restore the honesty so we will take care of that and will work on the investigation of the case. On top of that, I would kindly ask you if you have any additional information that you can provide to us, it would be very helpful for the investigation to make sure that we administer justice in our country with regard to the Ambassador to the United States from Ukraine as far as I recall her name was Ivanovich. It was great that you were the first one who told me that she was a bad ambassador because I agree with you 100%. Her attitude towards me was far from the best as she admired the previous President and she was on his side. She would not accept me as a new President well enough.”

a.       NO HIGH CRIME.

b.      NO MISDEMEANOR.

c.       NO COLLUSION.

d.      NO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

e.       NO  QUID PRO QUO.

f.        NO EXTORTION.

g.       NO BRIBERY.

h.      NO VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE.

i.        NO WITHHOLDING OF AID TO UKRAINE.

j.        NO ABUSE OF POWER.

k.      President Zelenskyy has his own opinion of Ambassador Ivanovich while agreeing with POTUS Trump about the ambassador  – “It was great that you were the first one who told me that she was a bad ambassador because I agree with you 100%. Her attitude towards me was far from the best as she admired the previous President  and she was on his side. She would not accept me as a new President well enough.”

13.   “The President: Well, she’s going to go through some things. I will have Mr. Giuliani give you a call and I am also going to have Attorney General Barr call and we will get to the bottom of it. I’m sure you will figure it out. I heard the prosecutor was treated very badly and he was a very fair prosecutor so good luck with everything. Your economy is going to get better and better I predict. You have a lot of assets. It’s a great country. I have many Ukrainian friends, their incredible people.”

a.       NO HIGH CRIME.

b.      NO MISDEMEANOR.

c.       NO COLLUSION.

d.      NO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

e.       NO  QUID PRO QUO.

f.        NO EXTORTION.

g.       NO BRIBERY.

h.      NO VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE.

i.        NO WITHHOLDING OF AID TO UKRAINE.

j.        NO ABUSE OF POWER.

k.      The President reinforces that Mr. Giuliani and Attorney General Barr will be in touch. And says “we will get to the bottom of it.”

14.   “President Zelenskyy: I would like to tell you that I also have quite a few Ukrainian friends that live in the United States. Actually last time I traveled to the United States, I stayed in New York near Central Park and I stayed at the Trump Tower. I will talk to them and I hope to see them again in the future. I also wanted to thank you for your invitation to visit the United States, specifically Washington DC. On the other hand, I also want to ensure you that we will be very serious about the case and will work on the investigation. As to the economy, there is much potential for our two countries and one of the issues that is very important for Ukraine is energy independence. I believe we can be very successful and cooperating on energy independence with United States. We are already working on cooperation. We are buying American oil but I am very hopeful for a future meeting. We will have more time and more opportunities to discuss these opportunities and get to know each other better. I would like to thank you very much for your support.

a.       NO HIGH CRIME.

b.      NO MISDEMEANOR.

c.       NO COLLUSION.

d.      NO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

e.       NO  QUID PRO QUO.

f.        NO EXTORTION.

g.       NO BRIBERY.

h.      NO VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE.

i.        NO WITHHOLDING OF AID TO UKRAINE.

j.        NO ABUSE OF POWER.

k.      In fact, just the oppositie. President Zelenskyy says “I would like to thank you very much for your support.”

15.   “The President: Good. Well, thank you very much and I appreciate that. I will tell Rudy and Attorney General Barr to call. Thank you. Whenever you would like to come to the White House, feel free to call. Give us a date and we’ll work that out. I look forward to seeing you.”

a.       NO HIGH CRIME.

b.      NO MISDEMEANOR.

c.       NO COLLUSION.

d.      NO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

e.       NO  QUID PRO QUO.

f.        NO EXTORTION.

g.       NO BRIBERY.

h.      NO VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE.

i.        NO WITHHOLDING OF AID TO UKRAINE.

j.        NO ABUSE OF POWER.

16.   “President Zelenskyy: Thank you very much. I would be very happy to come and would be happy to meet with you personally and get to know you better. I am looking forward to our meeting and I also would like to invite you to visit Ukraine and come to the city of Kyiv which is a beautiful city. We have a beautiful country which would welcome you. On the other hand, I believe that on September 1 we will be in Poland and we can meet in Poland hopefully. After that, it might be a very good idea for you to travel to Ukraine. We either take my plane and go to Ukraine or we can take your plane, which is probably much better than mine.

a.       NO HIGH CRIME.

b.      NO MISDEMEANOR.

c.       NO COLLUSION.

d.      NO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

e.       NO  QUID PRO QUO.

f.        NO EXTORTION.

g.       NO BRIBERY.

h.      NO VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE.

i.        NO WITHHOLDING OF AID TO UKRAINE.

j.        NO ABUSE OF POWER.

17.   “The President: Okay, we can work that out. I look forward to seeing you in Washington and maybe in Poland because I think we are going to be there at that time.”

a.       NO HIGH CRIME.

b.      NO MISDEMEANOR.

c.       NO COLLUSION.

d.      NO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

e.       NO  QUID PRO QUO.

f.        NO EXTORTION.

g.       NO BRIBERY.

h.      NO VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE.

i.        NO WITHHOLDING OF AID TO UKRAINE.

j.        NO ABUSE OF POWER.

18.   “President Zelenskyy: Thank you very much Mr. President.”

19.   “The President: Congratulations on a fantastic job you’ve done. The whole world was watching. I’m not sure it was so much of an upset but congratulations.

20.   “President Zelenskyy: Thank you Mr. President bye-bye.

21.   End of Conversation.

22.   UNCLASSIFIED.

23.   https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Unclassified09.2019.pdf

24.   CONCLUSION:

a.       NO HIGH CRIME.

b.      NO MISDEMEANOR.

c.       NO COLLUSION.

d.      NO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

e.       NO  QUID PRO QUO.

f.        NO EXTORTION.

g.       NO BRIBERY.

h.      NO VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE.

i.        NO WITHHOLDING OF AID TO UKRAINE.

j.       NO ABUSE OF POWER.

k.      NO INDICATION POTUS TRUMP withheld military aid or anything from President Zelenskyy and Ukraine in return for an investigation of corruption – including an investigation into X company and Joe Biden.

l.        In fact, President Zelenskyy says he is just about ready to buy Javelins.

m.    Both men have a low opinion of Ambassador Ivanovich.

n.      We have a mutual effort on the part of POTUS TRUMP and President Zelenskyy to work together and to reign in and eliminate corruption – and this with the help of prosecutor(s) in Ukraine and Mr. Giuliani and AG Barr – – e.g. looking into corruption including looking into Crowdstrike and Bidens with help of Giuliani and AG Barr.

o.      This phone call exonerates POTUS TRUMP completely.

What are 5 forms of POLITICAL CORRUPTION? BARREL & PORK

1.    BARREL, several politicians including several who have run or are running for the highest offices in America, as well certain former or current civil servants, stand accused of POLITICAL CORRUPTION and thus if true are not worthy of office or appointment.

     BARREL, WHAT IS POLITICAL CORRUPTION AND ITS VARIOUS FORMS?

2.    PORK, one simple definition of POLITICAL CORRUPTION is the misuse of public power

3.    by an elected politician

4.    or by an appointed civil servant

5.    for personal

6.    or family

7.    or cronie/friend or group

8.    monetary gain

9.    or election campaign financing

10. or other advantage.

11. As a general rule, a CORRUPT politician or civil servant misuses his or her public power for money or privilege or advantage.

12. POLITICAL CORRUPTION IS THE ILLEGAL MISUSE OF ENTRUSTED POWER BY

13. heritage,

14. education,

15. marriage,

16. election,

17. appointment,

18. position,

19. or wealth,

20. for personal or family or friend or group gain of some sort.

21. POLITICAL CORRUPTION in a legal context refers to a wrongful design

22. to acquire or cause

23. some pecuniary or other advantage

24. at the expense of  

25. “one’s oath of office,”

26. “fairness to one’s competitors”

27. or the public good. 

28. POLITICAL CORRUPTION more often than not includes a quid pro quo, which is to say a favor or advantage granted or expected in return for something.

29. POLITICAL CORRUPTION encompasses a variety of wrongful acts, such as, among others, which is to say not limited to:

30. bribes,

31. kickbacks,

32. jury tampering,

33. gaining campaign financing

34. gaining funding for one’s controlled charity or foundation or business,

35. gaining funding for a family member’s  or cronies’ business activities.

36. POLITICAL CORRUPTION IS abuse of public office for some sort of personal advantage.

37. Some highly publicized POLITICAL CORRUPTION involves public officials and law enforcement officers.

38. A 1998 report by the General Accounting Office states, “The most commonly identified pattern of drug-related police corruption involved small groups of officers who protected and assisted each other in criminal activities, rather than the traditional patterns of non-drug-related police corruption that involved just a few isolated individuals or systemic corruption pervading an entire police department or precinct.”

39. Being CORRUPT is obviously bad for the soul.

40. Being CORRUPT also harms the economy and thus the community.

41. In countries with a lot of POLITICAL CORRUPTION, less of their GDP goes into INVESTMENT and they have lower GROWTH rates.

42. POLITICALLY CORRUPT countries invest less in education, a sector of the economy that pays big economic dividends.

43. POLITICALLY CORRUPT countries require bribes, as opposed to being “clean no bribe countries,” and such POLITICAL CORRUPTION reduces capital.

44. POLITICALLY CORRUPT countries attract less FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT.

45. There is no such thing as good POLITICAL CORRUPTION. All POLITICAL CORRUPTION is bad.

46. Some economists point to similarities between bribery and paying taxes or buying a license to operate but this ethical lapse and abuse is not just short sighted, it is patently wrong.

47. The absence of POLITICAL CORRUPTION has huge economic benefits because such permits the development of institutions that enable a market economy to function efficiently.

48. Countries that outlaw graft in the conduct of public affairs grow by the emergence of institutions such as an independent judiciary, a free press, a well-paid civil service and, an economy in which FIRMS  compete for customers and CAPITAL.

49. https://www.economist.com/economics-a-to-z/z

50. https://definitions.uslegal.com/c/corruption/#targetText=Corruption%20Law%20and%20Legal%20Definition,and%20abuse%20of%20public%20office.

51. https://www.google.com/search?q=legal+definition+of+corruption&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS863US863&oq=Legal+Definition+of+Corruption&aqs=chrome.0.0l6.5919j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

52. POLITICAL CORRUPTION IS “… an act done with intent to give some advantage inconsistent with official duty and the rights of others. 

53. It includes bribery but is more comprehensive because an act may be corruptly done, though the advantage to be derived from it may be offered to or by another.”

54. In her 2011 article on corruption published in the Canadian law journal, The Advocate, Karen Katz writes;

55. “[POLITICAL CORRUPTION] is understood to be the exploitation of a position of trust, typically in the public sector, in order to receive a private gain, which may or may not be financial.

56. “[POLITICAL CORRUPTION] is not a simple issue of right and wrong, and conditions that encourage public officials to seek out or accept corruption include

57. the expected gains from undertaking a corrupt act exceed the expected costs and

58. little weight is placed on the costs [and harm] that corruption imposes on others.

59. “[Again,] (t)he most common form of [POLITICAL CORRUPTION] is bribery….”

60. In their 2000 article, Huther and Shahl suggest:

61. “… three broad varieties of [POLITICAL CORRUPTION] …

62. bureaucratic or petty [POLITICAL CORRUPTION] – vast number of public officials (bureaucrats and politicians) abusing public office often extracting small bribes or favors;

63. grand [POLITICAL CORRUPTION] – theft or [taking] or misuse of vast amount of [domestic or foreign] public funds by a relatively small number of officials; and

64. state capture or regulatory capture – collusion among public and private agents for private benefit….

65. “[POLITICAL CORRUPTION] [usually] only take(s) place when officials expect to derive net positive benefit from the transaction.”

66. In Nixon v Shrink Missouri Gove, Justice Souter of the United States Supreme Court used these words:

67. “[POLITICAL CORRUPTION] is a subversion of the political process.

68. “Elected officials are influenced to act contrary to their obligations of office by

69. “the prospect of financial gain to themselves

70. “or infusions of money into their campaigns.”

71. REFERENCES:

72. Jeff Huther, Jeff and Shahl, Anwar, Anti-corruption Policies and Programs: A Framework for Evaluation, The World Bank, Operations Evaluation Department, Country Evaluation and Regional Relations Division, December 2000 (Policy Research Working Paper)

73. Katz, Karen, Here Comes the Bribe: Canada’s efforts to Combat Corruption in International Business, 69 Adv. 501 (2011). In her article, Ms Katz relies on Huther and Shahl op. cit.

74. Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government, 528 US 377 (2000)

75. Shumaker, Walter and Longsdorf, George Foster, The Cyclopedic Dictionary of Law Comprising the Terms and Phrases of American Jurisprudence, Including Ancient and Modern Common Law, International Law, and Numerous Select Titles From the Civil Law, the French and the Spanish Law, Etc., Etc. With an Exhaustive Collection of Legal Maxims, (St. Paul, Minnesota: Keefe-Davidson Law Book Company, 1901), page 210.

76. http://www.duhaime.org/LegalDictionary/C/Corruption.aspx

77. POLITICAL CORRUPTION is the use of powers by government officials or their network contacts for illegitimate private gain [of some sort, be it money or things or power or other benefits]. Forms of corruption vary, but include 

bribery, 

extortion, 

cronyism, 

nepotism, 

parochialism, 

patronage, 

influence peddling, 

graft, 

and embezzlement.

78. https://www.google.com/search?q=political+corruption+definition&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS863US863&oq=political+corruption+def&aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57j0l2.4751j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

79. The American AntiCorruption Act (AACA), sometimes shortened to AntiCorruption Act, is model legislation designed to limit the influence of money in American politics by overhauling lobbying, transparency, and campaign finance laws.

80. THE MAIN CAUSES OF POLITICAL CORRUPTION? INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY OR FRIENDS OR GROUP UNLAWFUL, IMMORAL, UNETHICAL GREED FOR MONEY OR THINGS OR POWER OR OTHER PERSONAL BENEFITS.

81. https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS863US863&sxsrf=ACYBGNR5d00FBt0Jbg8DL5B8RP46Ml_2mA:1571187147778&q=What+is+the+main+cause+of+corruption%3F&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFhcaeyJ_lAhVWj54KHcL6CiEQzmd6BAgMECc&biw=768&bih=545

82. There is a fourth form of POLITICAL CORRUPTION which is misuse of one’s office to aggrandize oneself or one’s party by bearing false witness about one’s opponent.

83. There is a fifth form of POLITICAL CORRUPTION which is to take office with its benefits by election or appointment and then fail to use one’s influence and vote to help the electorate be free, safe, and prosperous.