Bob Menendez and the fine line between campaign contribution and bribery

Reports That Sen. Bob Menendez (DN.J.) IS Likely to face corruption Federal Charges based on his Interactions with a key donor Invariably raise a key question:? Where IS the line drawn What's the difference Between what Menendez IS Alleged to Have Done and what the public often sees as the standard DC practice of legislators voting in ways that their donors would appreciate?

To answer that question, we spoke with Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School who works in the area of ​​public corruption Briffault summarized the question at stake:. "Is there a connection between the donation and some relatively specific thing that the officeholder is expected to do, or says he will