Chuck DarwinFeb 11, 2025

On February 10, Trump issued an executive order pausing enforcement of the "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act" ( #FCPA ) for at least 180 days.

This move has sparked intense debate over whether it effectively legalizes bribery for American businesses operating overseas

—or if it simply removes what some see as unnecessary obstacles to US economic competitiveness
(by legalizing bribery for American businesses operating overseas)
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/bribing-legal-what-donald-trump-pausing-fcpa-means-for-american-business/articleshow/118150038.cms

Bribing legal? What Donald Trump pausing FCPA means for American business | - The Times of India

President Trump's executive order to halt enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) raises critical questions about the legality of bribery for US companies abroad and its impact on global business ethics and competition.

The Times of India
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New POTUS foreign bribery Executive Disorder only recognizes what corporations do here in US: bribe congress through lobbying actions.

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Trump halts enforcement of US law banning bribery of foreign officials

Trump also said he was issuing a pardon for the former Illinois governor Rod #Blagojevich,
whose 14-year sentence for political corruption charges he commuted during his first term.

Blagojevich was convicted in 2011 for attempting to sell Barack Obama’s US Senate seat and other corrupt acts.
Blagojevich, who appeared on Trump’s reality TV show The Celebrity Apprentice, served eight years in prison before Trump cut short his term in 2020
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/10/trump-order-foreign-bribery-act?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Trump halts enforcement of US law banning bribery of foreign officials

President directs DoJ to pause prosecutions under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and issues pardon to Rod Blagojevich

The Guardian