“Donald Trump’s Politics of Plunder”
Evan Osnos, in the latest issue of the New Yorker, reviews the state of American oligarchy and the First Family’s use of the Oval Office as a private moneymaking machine. One small excerpt: Even ...
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“As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests”
Peter Baker for the NYT: When Hillary Clinton was first lady, a furor erupted over reports that she had once made $100,000 from a $1,000 investment in cattle futures. Even though it had ...
“Trump dines with top meme coin holders, shrugging off ethics concerns”
WaPo: President Donald Trump dined with the top purchasers of his meme coin at a black-tie gala Thursday night, demonstrating his willingness to cross what was once seen as an ethical red line: ...
“Trump’s crypto dinner cost over $1 million per seat on average”
NBC News: More than 200 wealthy, mostly anonymous crypto buyers are coming to Washington on Thursday to have dinner with President Donald Trump. The price of admission: $55,000 to $37.7 million. ...
“As Trump Courts Gifts and Dangles Access, Congress Sits on the Sidelines”
Carl Hulse for the NYT: The president stood accused of dangling exclusive access to the White House for big bucks. Members of Congress were duly outraged, with one prominent Republican assailing ...
“U.S. AG Pam Bondi Sold More than $1 Million in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Announced Sweeping Tariffs”
ProPublica: Attorney General Pam Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares of Trump Media the same day that President Donald Trump unveiled bruising new tariffs that caused the ...
“Trump’s Plan to Take Jet From Qatar Heightens Corruption Concerns”
Charlie Savage for the NYT: During President Trump’s first term, the idea that special interests and governments were buying meals and booking rooms at his hotels set off legal and ethical alarms ...
“Auction to Dine With Trump Creates Foreign Influence Opportunity; When the bidding stops Monday, the top buyers of a Trump family crypto coin will win a tour of the White House.”
NYT: The sale of face-to-face access to President Trump using the Trump family’s own cryptocurrency has done more than benefit him financially, though it has certainly done that. Mr. Trump ...
“Trump administration poised to accept ‘palace in the sky’ as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources”
ABC News: In what may be the most valuable gift ever extended to the United States from a foreign government, the Trump administration is preparing to accept a super luxury Boeing 747-8 ...
“Trump Sons’ Deals on Three Continents Directly Benefit the President”
NYT: A contest of sorts has played out across Europe, the United States and the Middle East in recent days as President Trump’s two older sons have pursued a blitz of family moneymaking ventures ...
“Senate Republicans raise red flags about Trump’s private dinner with his meme coin holders”
NBC News: Some Senate Republicans are raising concerns about an exclusive dinner and White House tour President Donald Trump is offering top investors in his $TRUMP meme token. “This is my ...
“A fund backed by Abu Dhabi . . . would be making a $2 billion business deal using the Trump firm’s digital coins.”
The corruption isn’t hidden; it’s right in front of our eyes: Sitting in front of a packed auditorium in Dubai, a founder of the Trump family cryptocurrency business made a brief but ...
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