BULLDOG
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Trump bought Carson's endorsement. The penalty for that is up to 2 years in prison. I wonder how right wingers are going to try to spin this.
Ben Carson: I Didnāt Want To Endorse Trump, But He Promised Me A Position
Dr. Ben Carson, who endorsed Donald Trumpās presidential candidacy on Friday, appears less than enthusiastic about that decision. And the real reason the unsuccessful GOP presidential hopeful endorsed his former rival could be a violation of federal law.
Carson told the conservative online site NewsMax TV on Monday that he backed Trump based on a practical calculus.
āI didnāt see a path for [John] Kasich, who I like, or for [Marco] Rubio, who I like. As far as [Ted] Cruz is concerned, I donāt think heās gonna be able to draw independents and Democrats unless has has some kind of miraculous changeā¦ Is there another scenario that I would have preferred? Yes. But that scenario isnāt available.ā Pressed to clarify, Carson said he meant heād prefer to have backed one of the other candidates.
Carson then said that Trump had promised him a role in his administration, ācertainly in an advisory capacity.ā Asked by NewsMaxās Steve Malzberg whether this meant a cabinet position, Carson declined to āreveal any details about it right now, because all of this is still very liquid.ā
Federal law expressly prohibits candidates from directly or indirectly promising āthe appointment of any person to any public or private position or employment, for the purpose of procuring support in his candidacy.ā The penalty for violations could include fines or a year in jail ā two years if the violation was willful.
Ben Carson: I Didnāt Want To Endorse Trump, But He Promised Me A Position
Dr. Ben Carson, who endorsed Donald Trumpās presidential candidacy on Friday, appears less than enthusiastic about that decision. And the real reason the unsuccessful GOP presidential hopeful endorsed his former rival could be a violation of federal law.
Carson told the conservative online site NewsMax TV on Monday that he backed Trump based on a practical calculus.
āI didnāt see a path for [John] Kasich, who I like, or for [Marco] Rubio, who I like. As far as [Ted] Cruz is concerned, I donāt think heās gonna be able to draw independents and Democrats unless has has some kind of miraculous changeā¦ Is there another scenario that I would have preferred? Yes. But that scenario isnāt available.ā Pressed to clarify, Carson said he meant heād prefer to have backed one of the other candidates.
Carson then said that Trump had promised him a role in his administration, ācertainly in an advisory capacity.ā Asked by NewsMaxās Steve Malzberg whether this meant a cabinet position, Carson declined to āreveal any details about it right now, because all of this is still very liquid.ā
Federal law expressly prohibits candidates from directly or indirectly promising āthe appointment of any person to any public or private position or employment, for the purpose of procuring support in his candidacy.ā The penalty for violations could include fines or a year in jail ā two years if the violation was willful.