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By rmrd0000 on Mon, 03/01/2021 - 8:36am |PARIS — The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty on Monday by a court in Paris on charges of corruption and influence peddling.
The verdict was the culmination of just one of several long-running legal entanglements that are coming to a head for Mr. Sarkozy, 66, who led France from 2007 to 2012 and is still widely popular among conservatives.
Mr. Sarkozy’s conviction was only the second time in modern history that a former French president has been convicted of a crime.
He was found guilty of trying to illegally obtain information on another legal case against him from a judge in return for promises to use his influence to secure a prestigious job for the judge.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/world/europe/france-sarkozy-trial-guilty.html
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Richard Painter (a reminder: he is Former chief White House ethics lawyer 2005-07, under Bush, and Law Professor) says:
by artappraiser on Mon, 03/01/2021 - 5:27pm