If it was extortion, he wouldn’t have mentioned it publicly.
Is it legal to secretly spend money against a candidate? I thought all contributions were public, but maybe not.
Kinda like threating to sue...
Carnival barker.
If it was extortion, he wouldnât have mentioned it publicly.Nothing about extortion requires secrecy. Definition of extortion
In particular:
It may be sufficient to threaten to accuse another person of a crime or to expose a secret that would result in public embarrassment or ridicule. The threat does not have to relate to an unlawful act.
Yes it’s a given that anyone who can afford to own the Chicago Cubs are very wealthy and politically connected. That said I live close to Wrigley Field. They employ thousands of people who seem quite happy to be employed. I see no signs they are employing cheap labor illegal. They’ve spent a ton of money improving Wrigley and the Cubs are in the running for a World Series. If they want to donate money to Rubio or whoever its a free country... I guess till Trump is elected