@flexghost As long as you don't pay them until after the work is done, you're fine.
It's not like the people issuing bribes are constantly hollering about what they want in every possible conflict or situation such that the people wanting bribes are always made aware of which action would bring them rewards, right?
If they didn't directly correspond ahead of time, how would Thomas know that Trump and his backers want the immunity case decided in his favor?