Report: Trump Lamented Law Barring US Companies From Bribing Foreign Gov’ts

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting, Monday, June 12, 2017, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Back in February, President Donald Trump complained to newly-confirmed Secretary of State Rex Tillerson about laws preventing U.S. companies from paying bribes to foreign officials, according to a new report in the New Yorker.

Trump complained that the laws “unfairly penalized” businesses in the U.S., according to the New Yorker.

Tillerson disagreed, however, per the New Yorker. A source with knowledge of the conversation told the New Yorker that Tillerson told the President “that America didn’t need to pay bribes—that we could bring the world up to our own standards.”

Read the New Yorker’s full story on Tillerson’s relationship with Trump here.

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  1. A law he has broken many times.

  2. I believe the report that someone heard this, and that they discussed it…
    But at least in this, those guys are grownups. They’re whimpering about the fairly minimal subterfuge required to circumvent the law–hell, with the Trump admin in office enforcement is likely minimal, and quashing of same maximal.
    Probably kind of a pain when some pipsqueak bribe-ee tries to shake Rex’s successor down for more or he’ll “tell” , but boo-hoo.

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  3. Well of course he did.
    That’s how he’s used to Playing
    That’s his world
    Lawsuit? Investigation? Here’s a pile a cash .
    Worked with AG Pam Bondi in Fla.
    Trump University investigation?
    Ms. Bondi Here’s $25,000 for your campaign fund.
    Trump University?
    Nothing to see here move along

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  5. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    Tillerson disagreed, however, per the New Yorker. A source with knowledge of the conversation told the New Yorker that Tillerson told the President “that America didn’t need to pay bribes—that we could bring the world up to our own standards.”

    Ah…but that’s the rub isn’t it? Trump is bringing the US (all of us) down to his pathetic standards. And most of us deeply resent it.

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