Reply #49: It is not

[jberryhill]

Notice the absence of any cited statute from the discussion.

One brave soul in the thread above has cited a statute under which it is illegal to pay or take bribes in exchange for federal jobs. He does not understand that "thing of value" in that statute refers to a tangible thing of calculable value, and not political advantage.

This person would probably believe it is illegal for the administration to offer top jobs to Democrats, because that would advance a political agenda.

But you ask the most salient question.

You don't "get it" because there is nothing here to "get".