Kevyn

In the newest chapter on President Donald Trump and the rule of law, administration officials are considering changing the statute making it illegal for American corporations to bribe foreign officials.
Asked Friday about the possibility of changes to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow said it was under consideration, Bloomberg reported.
“I would just say: We are aware of it, we are looking at it, and we’ve heard complaints from some of our companies,” Kudlow told a reporter. “I don’t want to say anything definitive policy-wise, but we are looking at it.”
Trump’s reported push to make it legal to bribe foreign officials was raised in the new book “A Very Stable Genius,” written by Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporters Philip Rucker and Carol D. Leonnig. The authors said that Trump clashed with former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as he pressed to scrap FCPA.
“It’s just so unfair that American companies aren’t allowed to pay bribes to get business overseas,” Trump is quoted in the book as saying, according to a passage published by The Washington Post. “We’re going to change that.”

Lonewolf

Sounds like Trump like I said before why would a corrupt president care about corruption in another country , he wouldn't !

Weewillynobeerspilly Loc: North central Texas

Wow....that's pert nearly as bad as letting out a 4 times charged bank robber in one week...only to have him do it 4 hrs after his release.....yea.

To all........The above post is why you should keep your kids off drugs, they just get online in their addled state of meth addiction and prattle out some of the dumnest s**t possible.. ....repeatedly.

Kevyn

You are hitting the sauce pretty early on a Sunday morning don’t you think?

American Vet

Looks like he is trying to level the playing field......

"The FCPA is subject to ongoing scholarly and congressional debate regarding its effects on international commerce. Scholars have found that its enforcement discourages U.S. firms from investing in foreign markets, particularly those where graft, bribery, and other forms of corruption are endemic."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act

Weewillynobeerspilly Loc: North central Texas

One needs to in order to make sense of that meth addled mind of yours tapping out insanity daily.....so yes, it's 5 o'clock somewhere ......do you know where your husband is?

Get it?

Kevyn

That is exactly what it is supposed to do. Why should we allow our companies to do business with criminals?

Weewillynobeerspilly Loc: North central Texas

So what youre saying is to NOT do business with anyone that has Democrat tie......we already knew that.

TrueAmerican

You've obviously read his drivel and slop before, and I could not agree more "it" is a total airhead !!!!!!

TrueAmerican

Nah I'm sure kevy-boi has no understanding of much outside of his mommy's basement !!!!!!

lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

How dare they!? Everyone knows that one must bribe, sorry I meant donate to, CONGRESS to get s**t done.

American Vet

If a country is run by criminals, we should not do business with them?

debeda

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

Exactly why Trump looked into Biden, Burisma connection.

Kevyn

Of course not, we should use trade as well as aid to discourage corruption and despots. You can get a better price buying stolen goods but in the big picture it is to your detriment to do so. And this isn’t even taking morality into account which pre Trump was a big part of our foreign and trade policy.