Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-02-21 13:23:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 95E57E99629E891A1E958D157D44F01BE5A4DB5C4A3085FB763F0628DC4ED1FC
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Original Note:
To qualify as a crime under 18 Sec. 201, John Oliver would need to have a corrupt intent AND try to influence an “official act.” There is an argument that he does not have a corrupt intent, and resignation does not appear to be defined as an “official act” under the law. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/201 https://www.newsweek.com/john-oliver-offers-clarence-thomas-million-resign-unlikely-broke-law-1871787
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