2026-09-22 15:52 UTC
RE: https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/117314460472253583
Remember ABSCAM? Back when members of congress openly accepting bribes was considered a big deal.
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@SteveBellovin@infosec.exchange 2026-09-22 17:55
@mattblaze@federate.social @ProPublica@newsie.social That was the scandal that prompted Bob Morris the Elder to note that “I always realized that politicians were bribable, but I didn’t realize I could afford one—and if a Senator costs $50,000, what does the janitor who mops the floors in the [server] room cost?”