[Dianna]

So, in this case, which strikes at the heart of our democracy, why should we expect Fitzgerald to sit back and watch someone obtain a U.S. Senate seat through bribery/corruption?

You wait until the offer is given and accepted and then they all go to jail. No one would have come close to "obtaining" the seat.

[Conscience of a Conservative]

But you don’t need that - seeking a bribe (and, in the case of “Senate Candidate #5,” apparently offering a bribe) is a crime in itself. What good would have come from waiting until there was an offer & acceptance?