From the Chicago Tribune article on Mike Madigan’s appeal of his guilty findings:
“To be sure, the evidence showed that ComEd and the alderman sought to curry favor with Madigan,” the appeals brief stated. “Constituents do this every day, whether through hiring politically connected individuals or offering other support to legislators. These interactions may strike federal prosecutors as unbecoming. But they do not constitute bribery.”
Perhaps Congress should broaden the definition.
But, no, that might put them in danger.
