UNDER FEDERAL LAW, IT IS A CRIME FOR ANYONE TO “DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, CORRUPTLY GIVES, OFFERS OR PROMISES ANYTHING OF VALUE TO ANY PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR PERSON WHO HAS BEEN SELECTED TO BE A PUBLIC OFFICIAL,” WITH THE INTENT TO INFLUENCE ANY OFFICIAL ACT, INFLUENCE ANY PUBLIC OFFICIAL TO COMMIT OR AID IN COMMITTING OR ALLOW FRAUD, OR INDUCE A PUBLIC OFFICIAL TO DO OR OMIT ANY ACT IN VIOLATION OF THEIR LAWFUL DUTY; GUESS THAT LAW ONLY APPLIES TO REPUBLICANS RIGHT JOE?