them. because president trump s conduct overlaps with criminal acts. let s start with criminal bribery. 18 u.s. code 201b2a. relevant here criminal bribery occurs when a public official demands or seeks anything of value personally in return for being influenced in the performance of an act and must carry them out corruptly. president trump demanded and sought the announcement and conduct of politically-motivated investigations by president zelensky. anything of value personally. for the purposes of anti-bribery law anything of value has been interpr eted by the courts to carry out the congressional purpose of punishing the abuse of public office. in return for being influenced the third requirement, as the intel committee report demonstrated president trump