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18 U.S. Code § 599 - Promise of appointment by candidate
Whoever, being a candidate, directly or indirectly promises or pledges the appointment, or the use of his influence or support for the appointment of any person to any public or private position or employment, for the purpose of procuring support in his candidacy shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

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Ben Carson: I Didn’t Want To Endorse Trump, But He Promised Me A Job

http://www.redstate.com/absentee/2016/03/14/ben-carson-trump-promised-place-administration/
1 posted on 03/15/2016 12:13:40 AM PDT by kik5150
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RedState; Where truth goes to die


2 posted on 03/15/2016 12:14:56 AM PDT by heights
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Oh yes

Red State.....what an utter joke of a site


4 posted on 03/15/2016 12:15:55 AM PDT by wardaddy (Many Cruzbots here are on a seriously dark road....lets pray they can find their way back to sanity)
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If it ain’t from Conservative Tree House, Breitbart or Drudge, it’s a lie.
(sarc)


10 posted on 03/15/2016 12:29:51 AM PDT by Happy Rain (CRUZ 2016 "Closest Thing We Have To Reagan" - Rush Limbaugh)
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Ridiculous. Both Trump and Carson explicitly said this at Carson's endorsement news conference.

Guy endorses candidate, joins his team as an advocate, and they both agree they'll work together should candidate win.

Scandal.

12 posted on 03/15/2016 12:36:09 AM PDT by M. Thatcher
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Of course he was promised a spot as was Palin.

The difference is Palin knows the law and is way smarter than Carson to go around bragging about his new found income. No more going around trying to hack books.

The other difference too, Cruz would not commit to a job for Palin so no endorsement.

Cruz knows the law and chooses not to break it for endorsements like Trump who has no ethical values.

Trump has grown up paying to play like other big time politicians with low moral and ethical values.

19 posted on 03/15/2016 12:56:11 AM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
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So, you are saying Carson only endorsed Trump to get a job... Seriously????

Are you aware Dr. Carson is a world-renown neurosurgeon?

I think Dr. Ben Carson is a grown-up, very intelligent, and he makes his own decisions. I doubt a job offer sways him.


39 posted on 03/15/2016 2:21:07 AM PDT by jokemoke
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Uhh, not anymore mr. bigmouth.


42 posted on 03/15/2016 3:55:30 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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What a pathetic joke (expected from Red State these days but not from so many FReepers). Carson has some very good qualifications and has many who still like him - he’d be an asset instead of another commie thug if he were given a job in Washington. Funny how folks forget all sense and logic when try want to trash someone and end up baring the faults in the guys they support - who has Cruz suggested hiring for anything so far? Trump is doing what a smart manager does - planning ahead and using those plans to his advantage on the way.


46 posted on 03/15/2016 4:16:13 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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Carson will soon be walking back this line of talking. There’s a reason he started out with real strength but faded as people took a closer look.


47 posted on 03/15/2016 4:18:12 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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The guy is a gifted neurosurgeon who can save lives..... and he wants to work as an adviser for Donald Trump? He’s even more naive than I thought he was....


48 posted on 03/15/2016 4:18:19 AM PDT by kjam22 (America need forgiveness from God..... even if Donald Trump doesn't)
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Trump said himself in the last debate Carson would be “helping on Education” in his administration. Doesn’t sound like there was any specific post promised.


51 posted on 03/15/2016 4:21:13 AM PDT by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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From another related article:

“The way I look at it, even if Donald Trump turns out not to be such a great president – which I don’t think is the case, I think he’s going to surround himself with really good people – but even if he didn’t, we’re only looking at four years,” the former GOP presidential candidate said on Newsmax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show...” -Dr. Ben Carson

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/ben-carson-donald-trump-only-four-years-bad-president


60 posted on 03/15/2016 4:47:06 AM PDT by mlizzy (America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe/Wade has deformed a great nation. -MT)
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