The GENIUS ACT would “create a superhighway for Donald Trump’s corruption,” Sen Elizabeth Warren told Rolling Stone.
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Senate Democrats Help GOP Pass Crypto Bill That Critics Call Flawed Read Post »
Trump pick Billy Long’s confirmation “signals open season for wealthy tax cheats,” said Americans for Tax Fairness.
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Former Congressman Confirmed to Head IRS, an Agency He Once Worked to Abolish Read Post »
In a world increasingly marred by corporate misconduct and political complicity, the Trump administration’s decision to effectively suspend the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) stands out as a staggering abdication of moral leade…
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Invitees held tokens with names like “swasticoin,” a government watchdog found.
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Trump Invited Traders With Nazi-Linked Tokens to Private Meme Coin Dinner Read Post »
Do Donald Trump and his family “actually give a fuck” about appearing to profit from his presidency? Evidence is mounting that they don’t. Mother Jones reported yesterday on various ways that corporations, foreign governments, and random rich people with agendas are giving money and other benefits to the first family—and noted that the president and […]
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Trump Has Dropped the Pretense of Ethics Read Post »
Eight years ago, if you wanted to line the first family’s pockets, your choices—while ethically unprecedented—were limited. There was only so much you could spend on hotel rooms or Mar-a-Lago fundraisers. Fortunately for foreign governments, megacorporations, and anyone else with an agenda, the Trumps have diversified. “It’s a whole different scale than it was in […]
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10 Ways to Enrich the Trumps and the MAGA Movement Read Post »
So much for the Constitution. The Trump administration has accepted the offer of a free jet from Qatar despite ample concerns from both Democrats and Republicans that the gift would potentially violate the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, which prohibits any person holding elected office from accepting gifts “from any King, Prince, or foreign State.” Sean Parnell, […]
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Trump Admin Forges Ahead With Taking Luxury Jet From Qatar Read Post »
The Congressional Budget Office has estimated the project could cost as much as $831 billion over the next 20 years.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Among Bidders to Build Trump’s $175 Billion “Golden Dome” Read Post »
President Donald Trump insists that accepting a $400 million Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from Qatar’s ruling family would not amount to a huge bribe. That’s because this opulent new Air Force One would go to his “library”—not to him personally—when he leaves office. That, at least, is what the president claimed amid concern that he […]
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The Qatari 747 Is Just the Latest Mega-Donation Flowing to Trump’s “Library” Read Post »
Before taking office in 2017, Donald Trump famously held a press conference to allay concerns that he would attempt to profit off the presidency. While emphasizing that conflict of interest rules don’t apply to presidents, he noted that he had just turned down a $2 billion venture with the Trump Organization’s Emirati business partner, Hussain […]
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Donald Trump’s Conflicts of Interest in the Middle East Are Staggering Read Post »
“These are conflicts on a scale that we’ve never seen before in American history,” says NYT reporter Eric Lipton.
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Trump Is “Unrestrained” in Use of Presidency for Pursuit of Personal Wealth Read Post »
Researcher Molly White lays out how the Trump family profits while directly influencing crypto policy and regulations.
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Trump Has Raised Nearly $1 Billion From His Various Cryptocurrency Schemes Read Post »
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