A POTUS who said he could shoot someone on 5th Ave. is doing something nearly as bad with his massive crypto grift - selling access to his WH as he and his kids pocket hundreds of millions of dollars Why can't we stop a bigger scandal than Watergate? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm... - ThreadSky

willbunch.bsky.social • 2 days ago

A POTUS who said he could shoot someone on 5th Ave. is doing something nearly as bad with his massive crypto grift - selling access to his WH as he and his kids pocket hundreds of millions of dollars

Why can't we stop a bigger scandal than Watergate? My new column https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/trump-corruption-cryptocurrency-abu-dhabi-20250504.html

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auldtwa.bsky.social•2 days ago

AH, but Watergate was a cover up. This is right out in the open. He'll be touting this as an example of the regime's "transparency." Even if in 26 we elect enough folks to impeach him, he'll just give JD stock and the grift will go on.

billm65.bsky.social•2 days ago

This is Trump's evil genius. Do it all out in the open and do not even try to hide it. We all sit there going "wait that's too outrageous to be real, right? Right???"

mickeleh.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thanks for spotlighting this. Bribery and treason are the only two “high crimes and misdemeanors” that are specifically and explicitly called out in the Constitution’s impeachment clause. Members of Congress—in both parties—should be drafting articles of impeachment now.

scrivto.bsky.social•2 days ago

they SHOULD BE doing so, even IF they'll NEVER see the light of day inside that particular mike johnson-led, trump-licking republican cuckus...

finevintage.bsky.social•2 days ago

Would have liked to have learned more about the company picked to handle this garbage

It seems to be a total loser from an investment standpoint
https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/FRGT?qsearchterm=freight

52-week high was 42.50. Now down to 1.63

Wish the article dug in more on why this firm and why its such a dog

finevintage.bsky.social•2 days ago

Rest of the article plays up the themes we already know about: Bribery and Treason and Grift. Nothing new there.

Article left me disappointed:
But why this company?
What's the back story there?
What else is going on with this organization?

Not addressed here, which is unfortunate

jjbrainstorm.bsky.social•2 days ago

Because the mainstream media won't call Trump what he is. They just ask gentle questions and nod as he lies.

bluelineangler.bsky.social•2 days ago

Is this where we are?

raspyman.bsky.social•2 days ago

Part of a LONG LIST
65 years of planning, changing laws, normalizing "not normal", Citizen's United, legalized bribery
Constant FOX attack and blame calling centrists libs
Replacing 'repubs' with 'red hats'
Stacking the court with shills
Making "smart" an insult
Gutless Dem leadership since the 60s

webrant.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why can't we stop a bigger scandal than Watergate?

Because donors choose.

https://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3loedjwsbgs2u

71columbus.bsky.social•2 days ago

No laws about this Congress???

landh2oplaceumn.bsky.social•2 days ago

Nailed it, as always! Thank you for your clarity and persistence.

woodworksally.bsky.social•2 days ago

POS

michaelfehr.bsky.social•2 days ago

For those who didn't follow all the links. This is Trump's impersonation of a transgender weightlifter. At the U. Alabama commencement address on May 1. I'd rather see a transgender weightlifter than this. Possibly the most ignominious graduation ceremony ever. Hope they thanked UA for trashing it.

lskmuse.bsky.social•2 days ago

Corruption. Corruption. A patrimonial trans-national criminal organization masquerading as a government.

mrj63.bsky.social•2 days ago

Republicans held Nixon to account. They will not do their duty today.

globalinterest.bsky.social•1 day ago

Small wonder his net worth is increasing at an amazing rate..doubling in a year…and crickets.

concerned2.bsky.social•2 days ago

This has to be stopped

Lawsuits

zora-r.bsky.social•2 days ago

The founders never envisioned a grifter like 47. When we retake our democracy, we’re definitely going to have to create laws against all of that grifting.

ceeee-geeee.bsky.social•2 days ago

More like our founders never envisioned the House and Senate and Supreme Court giving a president carte blanche to brazenly grift, smash, and burn.

It’s gonna take way more than anti-grift laws to prevent this happening again.

zora-r.bsky.social•1 day ago

Honestly, there is only so much space for me to start on what legislation we really need to enact. How SCOTUS needs term limits and expansion. Or profiteering fm insider info while in Congress, or Lobbying after leaving Congress.

davethetenor.bsky.social•2 days ago

In 1973 a majority of Republicans had integrity. Now there's not even a single elected Republican with a shred of decency

andrewfarago.bsky.social•2 days ago

If you can't hire a proper illustrator, I'm not reading your article. No more of this AI garbage.

finevintage.bsky.social•2 days ago

Was a lame depiction taken from Bloomberg, from what i can infer.

Agree with you about the image.

kaypeapod.bsky.social•2 days ago

Hey Dem fundraisers - Now is not the time to fundraise from your crypto tech bro pals. Kind of turns off the rest of us.
@democrats.org @dscc.bsky.social @electdemocrats.bsky.social @senatedemocrats.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social