Trump and Musk Hunt for Corruption, Very Selectively

[Hume]

Now that he is back in office, President Trump sees corruption everywhere — in the foreign aid agency, at the Justice Department, in federal contracting. But when it comes to his own orbit, he doesn’t seem interested in looking.

Trump and Musk Hunt for Corruption, Very Selectively

Spending that the White House does not like is being labeled fraudulent. At the same time, President Trump is rolling back anticorruption efforts and ethical standards for himself and allies like Elon Musk.

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[Hume]

"At the same time, his administration is dropping corruption cases against political figures with ties to him, firing inspectors general who actually search for abuse and pledging not to enforce a signature anti-corruption law against major corporations.

 

[Walt]

Imagine 75,000 employees being given no work jobs, and an offer to more than a million employees to do the same. That is a level of corruption we have never seen before.