If a governor... conditions giving the aid to the community on the police chief smearing his political opponent, has there been a crime? The answer is yes, and that governor would go to jail.
Veronica Escobar: “If a governor... conditions giving the aid to the community on the police chief smearing his political opponent, has…”
On the recordDecember 10, 2019
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Escobar illustrates a hypothetical crime involving political favors and accountability.
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