That was Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards ('Rat, of course), right after he got off a bribery charge by pointing out in court that Louisiana law punishes bribe-OR's, but not bribe-EE's. It turned out to be literally true, that it was not illegal for an officeholder to accept, say, $40,000 in small, used bills from a company whose business his agency or legislative committee had regulatory authority over.
Edwards's quote about an impending federal investigation was,
"They'll never get me until they catch me in bed with a dead woman or a live boy."
Hadn’t heard that one, interesting..thanks.