Trump Promises Americans $5K Checks If GOP Wins Both Houses of Congress in Midterms, Raising Legal Questions
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Two federal statutes forbid paying people to vote, and the Constitution lists bribery as an impeachable offense.

On Wednesday, during the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, President Donald Trump promised voters that if they deliver a GOP-controlled Congress in this fall’s races, he will send every adult in the country a $5,000 check – an action that would likely be illegal. “Here’s my promise: If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them…

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