B...@Onramp.net wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Jun 2017 13:09:41 -0500, MNMikeW<
mnmi...@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> MNMikeW wrote:
>>>
>>>
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2017/06/07/justice-department-ends-practice-of-paying-special-interest-settlements-with-taxpayer-money-n2337667
>>>
>>>
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>>> “When the federal government settles a case against a corporate
>>> wrongdoer, any settlement funds should go first to the victims and then
>>> to the American people— not to bankroll third-party special interest
>>> groups or the political friends of whoever is in power,” Sessions said
>>> in a statement. “Unfortunately, in recent years the Department of
>>> Justice has sometimes required or encouraged defendants to make these
>>> payments to third parties as a condition of settlement. With this
>>> directive, we are ending this practice and ensuring that settlement
>>> funds are only used to compensate victims, redress harm, and punish and
>
> According to the article it was arguable. Was this something that the
> Obama administration introduced, or has it been done earlier? After
> all Townhall.com is known to color politics to it's leanings.