consulting is a common bribery route. Even non-profits have to hire the right "consultants" to execute their projects so that they can make it through the government regulators. If you don't then you won't get your permit, loan, etc.
Book deals are the best way to pay someone off.
https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/bidens-earned-156-million-from-book-deals-speeches-since-2017-2019-7 https://www.thewrap.com/mike-pence-simon-and-schuster-book-deal/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9223909/Hunter-Bidens-memoir-Beautiful-Things-April.html https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/01/richest-book-deals-of-all-time-hillary-clinton-james-patterson https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/3/2/14779892/barack-michelle-obama-65-million-book-deal-penguin-random-house https://www.thedailybeast.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-hired-agent-and-explored-a-book-deal
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