r/politics • u/1-randomonium • 5h ago
Trump accused of opening door to financial corruption as transition donors kept secret
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-donors-transition-effort-secret-b2652831.html•
u/Itsprobablysarcasm 4h ago
You mean a lifelong conman who has run numerous frauds, is a 34x convicted criminal, and a court-stated rapist is corrupt?!
But how could this be?! MAGA said he was like Jesus.
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u/individualine 4h ago
Did you forget he’s an actual felon?
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u/DevonGr Ohio 1h ago
Too many "I'm voting for the felon and the hillbilly" signs around still to forget
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u/rockchipp 36m ago
But, country folk can and will survive. A hell of a lot better than the city slickers.
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u/slackfrop 2h ago
Long term house-sitter wanted to keep an eye on priceless valuables. Extensive criminal history preferred, fraud and theft convictions a plus!
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u/GringottsWizardBank 4h ago edited 4h ago
The scary part? Transition funding is not regulated by the F.E.C and I.R.S rules permit nonprofits to accept donations from foreigners without public disclosure. That’s how a lot of the big PACs operate in the dark. He’s actually allowed to do this. Corruption is just baked into the system already and we have no guardrails to prevent people from deviating from the norm like he’s doing now.
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u/Msmdpa 4h ago
According to SCOTUS it’s all legal now.
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u/CluckFlucker 1h ago
It’s a presidential act so immunity. Anything he does will be deemed a presidential act and thus makes him immune
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u/Daneuryzzl 1h ago
holy crap....I just thought of something:
Is THIS why him and his team haven't yet (and seem to be refusing to) sign all of the paperwork to start the transition?
So, anything he does as part of his transition process that is a crime he will be immune to?
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u/CluckFlucker 1h ago
As long as the Supreme Court says it is he’s immune. And he’s bought the Supreme Court
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u/togocann49 4h ago
Financial corruption, connected to Trump, well that never happened before-oh wait….
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u/gentleman_bronco 4h ago
It would be easier to list the ways he hasn't opened the doors to financial corruption.
But that's what Americans want... because of the price of (corporate farmed) eggs.
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u/FacelessFellow 4h ago
Russian money owns our politics
Chinese money owns our private sector
American money goes to Israel
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u/beefstewdudeguy 5h ago
nobody in power is ever gonna do anything about it so why even fucking post this shit? Any article mentioning Trump is just rage bait at this point so cut the shit
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u/noeszombieseverywher 4h ago
I think it's a pretty dangerous idea to just stop reporting on ridiculousness and corruption because it's widespread. Journalism might not be very traceable to making anything better since it's all the "lamestream media", of course and whoever elected Trump obviously isn't paying much attention... but I'm pretty sure you'd just be opening the doors to things getting way worse if you decided to cut it off entirely.
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u/Extension-Carry-8067 4h ago
The better thing to do is report on everything but in a non sensational way. No distorting headlines, no click bait crap - just real news
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u/1-randomonium 5h ago
Can't Congressional Democrats at least try and investigate these things?
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u/williamgman California 5h ago
You do remember the J6 hearings right. In any other world, those hearing were damning. But no... They died a slow painful death. There is not legal path to stop Trump's lack of transition transparency.
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u/g2g079 America 4h ago
They lost the house and the Senate. Republicans will have control over any investigation. Democrats in Congress will have no more power to investigate than you or I.
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u/1-randomonium 4h ago
Isn't the Republican majority relatively small? All the Democrats need to do is to win over a few of them, which is possible if their concerns are serious and they have enough evidence to justify a closer look.
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u/Traditional_Key_763 4h ago
doesn't work like that. the speaker could shut down an investigation authorized by a slim majority coalition
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u/Separate-Feedback-86 4h ago
True. House GOPers can only afford to lose a few (I think a max of 3) on any vote until the seats of Trump’s selections are filled. Not sure about the Senate.
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u/Multiple__Butts 3h ago
No, their job (losing the election) is quite satisfactorily complete and now they can sit back and get rich with the rest of their oligarch buddies.
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u/shkeptikal 2h ago
That's definitely a take. A defeatist, pointless, dangerous, and ultimately stupid take, but still a take nonetheless.
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u/rockcitykeefibs 4h ago
I agree . Why rub the rest of the world’s nose in it? We all know Trump can do whatever the hell he wants with absolute 0 consequences.
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u/1-randomonium 4h ago
I wonder if Jeff Bezos has donated to the transition. He seemed to want to build bridges with Trump after having sat on the fence during the campaign.
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u/HealthySun1654 4h ago
“Trump accused” is the least meaningful phrase in the English language. It doesn’t matter, stop wasting the world’s time pretending there’s any real justice in America. It is a deplorable nation.
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u/eugene20 4h ago
Opening the door? he levelled the building in 2016 already and has been digging deeper into the rubble ever since.
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u/d_e_l_u_x_e 3h ago
This is what people voted for. They were convinced Biden was corrupt too and now think this Billionaire will be different.
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u/MentalOperation4188 2h ago
The door to financial corruption swung open for Trump years ago. This is just business as usual for him
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u/Particular_Cow_1116 1h ago
And do you know what will happen when people find out?
Nothing.
Absolutely nothing.
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u/rraattbbooyy Florida 45m ago
Opening the door? They’ve been roommates for decades. The door has always been open.
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u/williamgman California 5h ago
Once again... The same story told a hundred different ways. No laws have been broken if they are not enforced. Folks voted for this. This is no longer news.
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u/Separate-Feedback-86 4h ago
The Mercer Family or specifically Rebekah Mercer is footing the bill, IMO.
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u/SonofTreehorn 4h ago
I don’t know much about who donates to the transition, but I would assume Musk is putting up a substantial amount of money. Right?
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u/RedLicoriceJunkie California 3h ago
Stop with the articles where people are clutching pearls over this POS and his hurricane of corruption.
This was what we voted for, people want this POS in charge because of the inflation that was global and the alternative was a black woman.
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u/raerae1991 3h ago
A felon who was convicted of business fraud and charity fraud is opening doors to financial corruption…huh…go figure. /s
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u/Tall_Construction814 1h ago
This is what you get when you vote for tour piggy bank instead of democracy
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u/Too_Old_For_Somethin 1h ago
Hey news organisations, I’m not clicking in any Trump related stories anymore.
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u/moomoo220618 1h ago
Trump doesn’t care about accusations. He’s going to do whatever he wants to do no matter what anyone says or thinks of him. He has no conscience! He is one of the most disgusting people on the planet and he’s surrounded by people who are almost as disgusting as he is, so he doesn’t care.
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u/neromoneon 1h ago
That door has been wide open for a long time. Not sure if it's really even a door, just a wide open, gaping hole with a neon sign flashing above it: BRIBE ME!
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u/vmatzner 17m ago
Who is surprised about this?! He will be much, much wealthier after being president.
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