Every week we will learn about new forms of corruption that we hadn't thought of before www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024... - ThreadSky

anneapplebaum.bsky.social • 90 days ago

Every week we will learn about new forms of corruption that we hadn't thought of before
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/25/trump-camp-rivalry-boris-epshteyn?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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paulattoram.bsky.social•90 days ago

It’s chaos already and they haven’t even measured the WH for new drapes yet.

stoneriverkf.bsky.social•90 days ago

good. now we know what to work against

andrewjames66.bsky.social•90 days ago

If it’s Trump, it’s corrupt

raffles8.bsky.social•89 days ago

Corruption is biblical, chaos, greed and ambition the air it breathes to survive.

samlinton.com•89 days ago

“He simply did not believe that this comic tyranny could endure. It can’t happen here, said even Doremus—even now.”

honbar4.bsky.social•90 days ago

During the Senate confirmation hearings the nominees should be asked if they were required to pay any money for their nomination.

tinalong37.bsky.social•90 days ago

That’s true. When Donald takes office we will learn more. And I have learned how to be deviant from republicans. A sad thing to say that is true. 💙

boopboopbd.bsky.social•90 days ago

Devious?

alistairblantyre.bsky.social•89 days ago

🤔

lbblaura.bsky.social•90 days ago

Why does Trump trust Epshteyn so much? Because he’s so corrupt. Mafia mentality.

guiri99.bsky.social•90 days ago

Blagojevich went to jail for this same crime in Illinois. Trump commuted his sentence. Somehow I don’t think Epshteyn’s transgressions matter much - in fact might be a positive. Grifters all the way down.

rejoicingcat5.bsky.social•89 days ago

Wait, so the grifters are kicking out a grifter for grifting? 🤔

marthehortensia.bsky.social•89 days ago

The grift will be a torrent. As we were saying…they’re thugs, out for extortion, bribes, the ugliness of a Trumpian quid quo pro.
(There will be no impeachment this time round.)

deekramer.bsky.social•90 days ago

Exactly. They are all crooks. I bet their dear leader is selling WH appointments.

johniwaniszek.bsky.social•89 days ago

the corruption will reach street level with licenses and law enforcement requiring bribes and cooperation

reneehere.bsky.social•90 days ago

We can't be surprised.. Who else bit those types are around 45

chrissielinnit.bsky.social•90 days ago

Am I misunderstanding or is the American Constitution failing? The US government seems to be extremely susceptible right now. Almost replicating Russia's kleptocratic framework.

bernardleclair.bsky.social•90 days ago

I am more worried by the ones we will not hear about. Why does the president elect in need of a crypto currency? A currency created to avoid regulation, taxes and identification of the origine (and destination) of a paiement. Very useful when you want to avoid sanctions or pay for top secret docs.

sharpie99.bsky.social•90 days ago

Hadn’t thought of before? Your imagination is lacking.

cats-wink.bsky.social•90 days ago

How quickly everyone has forgotten Manafort.
The Saga of the Banker and his quest to be head of Treasury.

gohst-hunter.bsky.social•88 days ago

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/5/9/17336856/michael-cohen-novartis-att-shell-company

...aaaand

gohst-hunter.bsky.social•88 days ago

We always knew Boris was a shorter, fatter, stupider Michael Cohen

irishrock.bsky.social•89 days ago

God I pray these criminals all get locked up some day.

indignado9910.bsky.social•90 days ago

Venezuelan lesson: contrary to perception, corruption doesn’t matter to voters. If the masses identify with the corrupt, they’ll encourage them and join in, if they can. If they don’t identify, they’ll label them as “the elite” and resent them. See, affinity fraud.

wrhill.bsky.social•90 days ago

That’s their core competency

wfreds.bsky.social•90 days ago

But charging candidates for appointed positions was rampant in… the Grant administration, after the U.S. Civil War.

alisonwhite3.bsky.social•90 days ago

Well, if 47 hadn’t thought of selling cabinet positions before, he is now. And, his immunity will protect him.

deekramer.bsky.social•90 days ago

Exactly. I just said the same.

leotaj.bsky.social•90 days ago

Guilliani's secretary self proclaimed sex victim said according to Guilliani Trump sold pardons for 2mil each, why wouldn't they sell positions?

blandis.bsky.social•89 days ago

Not just see trafficking and rape?

gardenthymeherbs.bsky.social•90 days ago

Oh the grifting we will have! What a show, what a show.

cienanos.bsky.social•90 days ago

I’m sure trump was getting a cut. they’re coming all kinds of innovative ways to grift. Happy days are here again!

nervestapler.bsky.social•89 days ago

Boris Epstein?

Come on. That name is way too on the nose.

og-paka.bsky.social•90 days ago

Isn’t he the guy who came clean on all the foreign influence stuff in congressional hearings?

abwsten.bsky.social•90 days ago

They sure are innovative in that field 😡

rickjnewman.bsky.social•89 days ago

This is a good one though, the corrupt grifting the corrupt

demofighter.bsky.social•89 days ago

And every month we will be shocked at what is possible or pardoned under Trump.

lilybud.bsky.social•89 days ago

scary

benjustgiggles.bsky.social•90 days ago

And others will use it as a playbook

geobern.bsky.social•89 days ago

Agreed. But could this not have been foreseen and guardrails put in place? So a corrupt president surrounds himself with corrupt "yes men and women," siphons off billions from taxpayer coffers, uses the office for his own gain, then pardons his corrupt co-conspirators. It just defies logic.

irishrock.bsky.social•89 days ago

Love to watch them eat their own.

janpieter.bsky.social•90 days ago

Fill The Swamp 😏.

pavellawrence.bsky.social•90 days ago

When will the obviously disqualifying have any consequences?

alutz-conrad.bsky.social•89 days ago

Hit me again

connecticut-yankee.bsky.social•90 days ago

maryfrance.bsky.social•90 days ago

JFC....🙄🙄🙄😱😱😱

ellewoodhead.bsky.social•89 days ago

He’s expendable. Particularly if the right pressure is applied; ahem.
Doubt that anyone has immunity in this upcoming era of governance.

7harmony.bsky.social•89 days ago

…corruption is binding element of the mixture…

grammy-3.bsky.social•90 days ago

If you get in bed with the mob, you get shook down by the mob 🤣😂 wow 😳

dysfunctional1.bsky.social•90 days ago

🤦‍♀️ I can’t keep track already… then the lying count…eff me, I don’t know if I can do this again

wayneperryslobster.bsky.social•89 days ago

They want to oust him? I thought such blatant grift would get him a promotion.

ironpuss.bsky.social•89 days ago

Simony is very traditional.

martinmusicmedia.bsky.social•89 days ago

Innovators, all. 😐

penottaw.bsky.social•90 days ago

Very shady. A paid insider/ influencer who demands
$ from others in order to promote them, is a lobbyist without guard rails.

jerrysfinger.bsky.social•90 days ago

Why is this level of corruption just accepted?

a-77.bsky.social•90 days ago

Trump is the corruption.

Period.

pessayist.bsky.social•90 days ago

Trump is the corruption *at a whole new level as was seen without Trump in the White House, as if it were a new dimension.

zackkerwin.bsky.social•89 days ago

This one seems obvious to me but Trump people are just ham handed. Usually it needs to be a donation or something less blatant

rockwils1.bsky.social•90 days ago

Learned from the master.

louisrenault.bsky.social•90 days ago

It’s like watching an episode of The Sopranos. They are literally kicking up vig to the boss. There’s going to be a bunch of envelopes getting passed up. And you know what happens if the envelope is ever light.

katybeevt.bsky.social•89 days ago

Trump and his camp are creative geniuses when it comes to new forms of corruption.

dachshund17.bsky.social•90 days ago

Honestly, is anyone bloody shocked, their leader is the biggest grifter on the planet, he'd happily take his supporters last dime without a care in the world, all his lackeys are going to follow suit, welcome to 4 years of MEGA grifting America.