Neither examples are evidence of corruption. That doesn't mean they're not problematic, but there's no evidence here of a politician receiving a kickback for any of these actions.
Corruption does not necessarily mean a politician receiving a kickback. It can be a lot more indirect and subversive.
https://fortune.com/europe/2023/09/26/thorn-ashton-kutcher-y...
$600K+ went to kickbacks, er… “lobbying”, and thorn was hit with some pretty nasty scandals involving sex crimes.