As long as you pay the politician after he does you the favor, it’s not a bribe, Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the majority. It’s just a tip. (Barry Wetcher | HBO)Barry Wetcher | HBO
In case you missed it, the Supreme Court just handed down a ringing endorsement of the way New Jersey politicians have done business for decades, siding with a local mayor who accepted a $13,000 bribe.
That’s right: In a ruling that would have delighted Tony Soprano, the high court just gave its blessing to bribery in Snyder v. United States.
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