The Evolution of Trump’s Corruption

Seven years ago, Trump tried to hold the G7 at his Doral resort and he was forced to back down amid backlash. This year he's planning to host the G20 there and it's barely made a ripple. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... The sheer scale of Trump’s corruption is breathtaking yet barely gets a mention in UK media

Trump 2.0 corruption is very expensive. This brief summary by @dgraham.bsky.social should be more than enough to enrage normal Americans who pay their taxes and expect their money to finance a government that works for THEM. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Call me crazy, but maybe, just maybe, presumptively immunizing the president for crimes might have something to do with this.

Read it & Weep “The Trump administration has realized that its profiteering no longer produces the same public fury it once did, that nearly all Republican officeholders will stay quiet…The result is on a dollar basis, and perhaps on any basis, the most corrupt administration in American history.”

"The Evolution of Trump’s Corruption The president is no longer intimidated by backlash." #truth @dgraham.bsky.social for @theatlantic.com

Trump didn’t just corrupt the presidency—he converted it into a cash machine. What Atlantic describes is unprecedented: power openly traded for profit, accountability gutted,corruption scaled like a business strategy. Trump didn’t drain the swamp—he strip-mined it www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

David Kirkpatrick of The New Yorker attempts at quantifying how much Trump and his family had made off the presidency came up with a rough figure of $3.4 billion. By late January, his estimate was up to $4 billion....it will continue to grow. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... When this is over the estates of all the trumps must be stripped of every dime and the taxpayers reimbursed.

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"The Trump administration has realized that its profiteering no longer produces the same public fury it once did, that nearly all Republican officeholders will stay quiet, and that it can grit out or ignore any residual shame." We're witnessing the most corrupt administration in American history.

The Trump administration realizes that profiteering no longer produces the previous fury, that nearly all Republican officeholders will stay quiet, and it can grit out or ignore any residual shame. The result is the most corrupt administration in American history. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

"The Trump administration has realized that its profiteering no longer produces the same public fury it once did...The result is on a dollar basis, and perhaps on any basis, the most corrupt administration in American history." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

By late January [the estimated total] was up to $4 bn. And it will continue to grow. Trump is even suing his own government, hoping to get the [DOJ]—led for now by his former personal attorney—to pay him $230m for investigating him, and the IRS to pay him $10 bn for mishandling his tax information.

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No, David - it's not our "fatigue", it's our disgust with the fact he/they have corrupted all our law enforcement and top court to make him king. The Koch Brother's Network Plan worked spectacularly well, with push from Putin. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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Trump has handed out clemency to a slew of people who have donated money to his campaign or his other efforts, which looks a great deal like selling pardons. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

"In 2019, neither the press nor the public was yet so fatigued by news and numb to outrage, as New York magazine observed this week, nor were they yet accustomed to a president using his position to openly enrich himself..." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

More on the Trump Crime Family. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

“Last summer, David Kirkpatrick of The New Yorker attempted to quantify how much Trump and his immediate family had made off the presidency and came up with a rough figure of $3.4 billion.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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The Evolution of Trump’s Corruption The president is no longer intimidated by backlash. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Do you have sticker shock? www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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Call me crazy, but maybe, just maybe, presumptively immunizing the president for crimes committed in his "core duties" might have something to do with this.

Posting a few reading recommendations today: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Incredibly clear and depressing read at the shameless evolving grand corruption of the Trump family. As I watch the King of England legitimize the fucker. 😞 *gift www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Money quote: “The phrase shameless corruption gets used a lot, but Trump’s second term embodies it.”

"The Trump administration has realized that its profiteering no longer produces the same public fury it once did, that nearly all Republican officeholders will stay quiet, and that it can grit out or ignore any residual shame." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The Trump administration is on a dollar basis, and perhaps on any basis, by orders of magnitude the most corrupt administration in American history. Trump & his accomplices are looting the economy & turning America into the richest shithole country in the world. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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A must read if you want to know a few examples of how Trump is profiteering during his presidency.

“The Trump administration has realized that its profiteering no longer produces the same public fury it once did, that nearly all Republican officeholders will stay quiet. The result is the most corrupt administration in American history” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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David Kirkpatrick attempted to quantify how much Trump & his family had made off the presidency & came up with a rough figure of $3.4 billion. By Jan, Kirkpatrick estimated that the total was up to $4B. And it will continue to grow. The result is the most corrupt administration in American history.

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No backlash? We can probably change that. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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More grifting: Making world leaders and their staffs pay to go to a Trump resort. Where are Republicans in Congress? Have they no shame? Is there any possible level of corruption that would get their interest? www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Why Government Corruption Has Boomed in Trump’s Second Term: The president is no longer intimidated by backlash. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... NO paywall: archive.ph/iwaKJ

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“In 2019, public pressure forced Donald Trump to back out of hosting a major summit at his Doral, Florida, resort. This year, as he plans to try it again, the press and public are distracted—and Trump is no longer intimidated by backlash.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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"The Evolution of Trump's Corruption" - a great title for an example of great journalism, and well worth your time: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... Please repost so others can read this excellent article too!

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The Trump administration is on a dollar basis, and perhaps on any basis, by orders of magnitude the most corrupt administration in American history. Trump and his cronies are looting the economy and turning America into the richest shithole country in the world. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

"Gift Article" "Last summer, David Kirkpatrick of The New Yorker attempted to quantify how much Trump and his immediate family had made off the presidency and came up with a rough figure of $3.4 billion." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The Evolution of Trump's Corruption (David A. Graham/The Atlantic) Main Link | memeorandum Permalink

The Atlantic Trump: "Mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine..." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

In the Atlantic: During Trump's first term when he planned to host the G20 summit at Mar-e-Lago, there was an uproar, and so it was moved to Camp David. This year, Trump is again hosting the G20 at Mar-e-Lago, and there's no uproar at the grift. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

I’m not numb to it, but I don’t often see news of it since the fascists came to power. No outrage because it’s not reported is not the same thing as no outrage. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The Evolution of Trump’s Corruption By David A. Graham www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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The convicted felon in the Oval Office has been corrupt for a very, very long time. Just ask the various NewYork contractors and other business entities that have dealt with 'breach of contract' issues in dealing with him. (usw.org/billionaire-...) www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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The Evolution of Trump’s Corruption - He is no longer intimidated by backlash www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

GOP brains would be *melting* if this were Hillary... "David Kirkpatrick of The New Yorker attempted to quantify how much Trump and his immediate family had made off the presidency and came up with a rough figure of $3.4 billion" www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

One zillion percent true, perhaps even an understatement: 👇🤬👇 "The phrase shameless corruption gets used a lot, but Trump’s second term embodies it." 🤡🤡🤡 www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... Just a reminder (as if it’s needed).

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The President intimidates everyone who dares to criticize him www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Terrifying to see how people crave exploitation as long as they’re fed a villain. As noted in 'The American President': in the absence of genuine leadership, people will follow anyone who shouts and finds someone to blame. Corruption is then tragically mistaken for "strength."

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Donald's grifting to enrich himself off the presidency is now status quo www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

But you knew this already.

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We should change the spelling of "corrupt" to "corump" to better rhyme with Trump. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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I haven’t seen any news on this. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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