The Trump administration has brought its brand of corruption and self-dealing to every agency in the federal government, and it’s hard for anyone to keep on top of it all.

We’ve mapped it out for you. —  @theprospect https://bit.ly/3ayCXoc ">https://bit.ly/3ayCXoc&q...
Mapping Corruption: The Interactive Exhibit

The Trump administration has brought its brand of corruption and self-dealing to every agency in the federal government, and it’s hard for anyone to keep on top of it all. We’ve mapped it out for you.

https://bit.ly/3ayCXoc
exhibit b

The debt includes $211 million from the state-owned Bank of China — its first loan of this kind in the U.S. — which matures in the middle of what could be Trump’s second term, financial records show. https://politi.co/2VAaHgF ">https://politi.co/2VAaHgF&q...
Trump owed tens of millions to Bank of China

The president's financial dealings with the state-owned bank complicate his attacks on Biden.

https://politi.co/2VAaHgF
exhibit c

https://twitter.com/bruno_j_navarro/status/1254502013221646336?s=21">https://twitter.com/bruno_j_n... https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_Navarro/status/1254502013221646336">https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_N...
where does it end? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1190741">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/...
Firms with Trump links or worth $100 million got small business loans

Three companies with ties to the Trump admin received millions under the PPP program. Another got a loan from a bank that once employed its board's chair.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1190741
https://twitter.com/CREWcrew/status/1254470503743533056?s=19">https://twitter.com/CREWcrew/...
it’s practically policy at this point https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/1256416285107380226">https://twitter.com/peterbake...
on and on https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1256580647440789504">https://twitter.com/waltshaub...
and another https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/1258010594952843264">https://twitter.com/moorehn/s...
& #39;time after time& #39; https://twitter.com/tarasbernard/status/1257823665325998080">https://twitter.com/tarasbern...
here we go again https://twitter.com/bruno_j_navarro/status/1258193904005976064">https://twitter.com/bruno_j_n...
https://twitter.com/mollyjongfast/status/1258543581595201542">https://twitter.com/mollyjong...
The Interior Department& #39;s inspector general launched an investigation into possible ethics violations by a senior Trump administration official who was overseeing the distribution of $8 billion of coronavirus relief funds for Native American tribes. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/federal-watchdog-investigate-trump-officials-distribution-coronavirus-relief/story?id=70646700">https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/...
Federal watchdog to investigate Trump official's role in distribution of coronavirus relief funds...

The inspector general for the Department of Interior has launched an investigation into possible ethics violations by a senior Trump administration official.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/federal-watchdog-investigate-trump-officials-distribution-coronavirus-relief/story?id=70646700
the list goes on https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/1260907513110765569">https://twitter.com/carlquint...
https://twitter.com/senwarren/status/1261407249001590784">https://twitter.com/senwarren...
https://twitter.com/GeoffRBennett/status/1262433621870247938">https://twitter.com/GeoffRBen...
ICYMI https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_Navarro/status/1152574506856267777">https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_N...
William Perry Pendley opposed public lands and wildlife protections.

Pendley is now the acting director of the Bureau of Land Management. https://bit.ly/2TomnSk ">https://bit.ly/2TomnSk&q...
He opposed public lands and wildlife protections. Trump gave him a top environment job

Under the leadership of William Perry Pendley, the Bureau of Land Management is failing to fulfill its most basic duties of safeguarding America’s public lands, his critics say

https://bit.ly/2TomnSk
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/1263283461697216512">https://twitter.com/lachlan/s...
quiet removal https://twitter.com/clancyreports/status/1263418575483662338">https://twitter.com/clancyrep...
superpredators https://twitter.com/ifindkarma/status/1234266952605941766">https://twitter.com/ifindkarm...
elections are key to keeping the corruption alive https://twitter.com/JamilSmith/status/1263201740268007424">https://twitter.com/JamilSmit...
that& #39;s quite the ROI https://twitter.com/CheriJacobus/status/1263474911726702592">https://twitter.com/CheriJaco...
adding another to the pile https://twitter.com/crewcrew/status/1262895953041915904">https://twitter.com/crewcrew/...
https://twitter.com/rephuffman/status/1263959777677279232">https://twitter.com/rephuffma...
oops https://twitter.com/dicktofel/status/1263931473566072833">https://twitter.com/dicktofel...
can& #39;t wait for this thread to end https://twitter.com/timkmak/status/1265984009865224194">https://twitter.com/timkmak/s...
fits right in https://twitter.com/gcaw/status/1266519969640177669">https://twitter.com/gcaw/stat...
absolutely https://twitter.com/dianabhenriques/status/1267080950195896320">https://twitter.com/dianabhen...
The conclusion marked the second time in six months that the internal investigator has admonished the official, Douglas W. Domenech, an assistant interior secretary for the office that oversees the nation’s oceans and coasts, for serious ethics violations. https://nyti.ms/3gJFGjc ">https://nyti.ms/3gJFGjc&q...
Senior Interior Official Broke Ethics Rules a 2nd Time, Watchdog Says

An assistant secretary at the department used his position to help a family member get a job at the Environmental Protection Agency, according to an internal government investigation.

https://nyti.ms/3gJFGjc
no surprise there https://twitter.com/joshnbcnews/status/1268353610385154050?s=21">https://twitter.com/joshnbcne... https://twitter.com/JoshNBCNews/status/1268353610385154050">https://twitter.com/JoshNBCNe...
a good start https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1268528339158999041">https://twitter.com/waltshaub...
where does it end?

https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1269947294775984128">https://twitter.com/waltshaub...
House impeachment managers: Trump is as lawless and corrupt as ever — @washingtonpost https://wapo.st/3cUk1BE ">https://wapo.st/3cUk1BE&q...
Opinion | House impeachment managers: Trump is as lawless and corrupt as ever

The president was not changed by impeachment. But his wrongdoing has far greater consequences given the acute challenges facing our nation.

https://wapo.st/3cUk1BE
taxpayers have a right to know https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1271187573327577088">https://twitter.com/RBReich/s...
Trump Brags That His Company Never Asked for Federal COVID Relief. It Did. — @MotherJones https://bit.ly/37tfgxJ ">https://bit.ly/37tfgxJ&q...
Trump bragged that his company never asked the government for COVID relief. It did.

Not only did the president lie, he did it while promoting the reopening of one of his golf courses.

https://bit.ly/37tfgxJ
all part of the same playbook https://twitter.com/amymaldonadolaw/status/1271217012660932614?s=21">https://twitter.com/amymaldon... https://twitter.com/AmyMaldonadoLaw/status/1271217012660932614">https://twitter.com/AmyMaldon...
part of a pattern https://twitter.com/davidaxelrod/status/1271632154863325186">https://twitter.com/davidaxel...
how much more egregious will it get? https://twitter.com/LAM_Barrett/status/1272504612348706816">https://twitter.com/LAM_Barre...
actions vs words https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/1272587517934665730">https://twitter.com/lachlan/s...
huge if true https://twitter.com/andrewperezdc/status/1272607363342663686">https://twitter.com/andrewper...
Monday& #39;s resignations renewed concerns that Pack, an ally of former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, will attempt to clean house at VOA, which is part of the US Agency for Global Media, USAGM for short. https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/15/media/voice-of-america-top-officials-resign/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/1...
Voice of America top officials resign as Trump-appointed CEO takes over international network

theTwo top officials at Voice of America resigned on Monday as an appointee of President Trump prepares to take control of the international network and other US federally-funded media operations....

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/15/media/voice-of-america-top-officials-resign/index.html
at the voice of america https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1273220104197754881">https://twitter.com/waltshaub...
This spring, lawmakers learned Pack was under investigation by the Washington, D.C., attorney general& #39;s office over concerns he had improperly transferred millions of dollars from his not-for-profit outfit to his for-profit production company. https://n.pr/3dkkOvM ">https://n.pr/3dkkOvM&q...
Trump's New Foreign Broadcasting CEO Fires News Chiefs, Raising Fears Of Meddling

On Wednesday, President Trump's new appointee as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media dismissed the directors of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia and other government outlets.

https://n.pr/3dkkOvM
the pattern continues https://twitter.com/bruno_j_navarro/status/1274319162417057797">https://twitter.com/bruno_j_n...
a few more examples https://twitter.com/anneapplebaum/status/1274421339072454662">https://twitter.com/anneapple...
another excellent thread from @AshaRangappa_ https://twitter.com/AshaRangappa_/status/1275106533714669570">https://twitter.com/AshaRanga...
a curious thread from @WendySiegelman https://twitter.com/WendySiegelman/status/1275406935853072384">https://twitter.com/WendySieg...
“What I heard — repeatedly — was that Roger Stone was being treated differently from any other defendant because of his relationship to the president,” the prosecutor, Aaron S.J. Zelinsky, said in a statement submitted to the House Judiciary Committee https://nyti.ms/2YsPCX0 ">https://nyti.ms/2YsPCX0&q...
Roger Stone Sentencing Was Politicized, Prosecutor Plans to Testify

The prosecutor’s supervisor said that the case was being treated differently because of the defendant’s relationship with the president, according to planned testimony.

https://nyti.ms/2YsPCX0
‘egregious’ doesn’t do it justice https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1276170513069604869">https://twitter.com/waltshaub...
it certainly appears that way https://twitter.com/vasabjit_b/status/1276319454633353217">https://twitter.com/vasabjit_...
“The risk is obvious that the investigation will be slow-walked or curtailed to protect the President’s donors and allies in that industry,” Whitehouse said in his letter.

via @Reuters https://reut.rs/2VNX6lK ">https://reut.rs/2VNX6lK&q...
Senator warns of political pressure on U.S. probe into hackers of green groups

A Democratic U.S. senator says he has written to Attorney General William Barr outlining his concerns about potential "political interference" by the Trump administration in an investigation of a...

https://reut.rs/2VNX6lK
40 lobbyists with ties to Trump helped clients secure more than $10 billion in federal coronavirus aid, among them 5 former administration officials whose work potentially violates Trump’s own ethics policy, according to a report.

an industry unto itself https://bit.ly/2ZLpKVX ">https://bit.ly/2ZLpKVX&q...
Trump-connected lobbyists reap windfall in federal virus aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty lobbyists with ties to President Donald Trump helped clients secure more than $10 billion in federal coronavirus aid, among them five former administration officials whose...

https://bit.ly/2ZLpKVX
As a Pharma executive, Moncef Slaoui helped misrepresent scientific research on the safety of a diabetes drug. Now he’s helping run Trump’s Operation Warp Speed. https://bit.ly/3f8QGFk ">https://bit.ly/3f8QGFk&q...
The Sketchy Past of Trump’s Coronavirus Vaccine Czar

As a Pharma executive, Moncef Slaoui helped misrepresent scientific research on the safety of a diabetes drug. Now he’s helping run Trump’s Operation Warp Speed.

https://bit.ly/3f8QGFk
that& #39;ll ease quite a bit of & #39;economic anxiety& #39; https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1280958774778437640">https://twitter.com/samstein/...
a longer-term thread https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1281277568826499072">https://twitter.com/davidfrum...
more quid pro quo https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_Navarro/status/1281569056848596992">https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_N...
“With this commutation, Trump makes clear that there are two systems of justice in America: one for his criminal friends, and one for everyone else,” said Representative Adam B. Schiff, Democrat of California https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/us/politics/trump-roger-stone-clemency.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/1...
Trump Commutes Sentence of Roger Stone in Case He Long Denounced

The president’s friend had been convicted of impeding a congressional inquiry that threatened Mr. Trump.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/us/politics/trump-roger-stone-clemency.html
what is the public benefit? https://twitter.com/propublica/status/1282601327898624000">https://twitter.com/propublic...
The administration orders hospitals to bypass the C.D.C. with key virus data, alarming health experts. https://nyti.ms/2ZszgOJ ">https://nyti.ms/2ZszgOJ&q...
Florida Breaks Its Record for Most Coronavirus Deaths in a Day

The Trump administration backed away from stripping foreign students of their visas. Tokyo raised its pandemic alert level to “red,” its highest, although the caution appeared to change little in...

https://nyti.ms/2ZszgOJ
& #39;It is not unusual for CDC guidelines to be changed or amended during a clearance process that moves through multiple agencies and the White House. But it is extraordinary for guidelines to be undermined after their release.& #39; https://wapo.st/2ZsQBHe ">https://wapo.st/2ZsQBHe&q...
Perspective | We ran the CDC. No president ever politicized its science the way Trump has.

The administration is undermining public health.

https://wapo.st/2ZsQBHe
& #39;ethics& #39;? https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/1283233300123877377">https://twitter.com/peterbake...
The contracts, which were directed by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services chief Seema Verma, were only halted after a @politico investigation raised questions about their legality and the agency had paid out more than $5 million to the contractors. https://politi.co/2WoXR59 ">https://politi.co/2WoXR59&q...
Inspector general: Medicare chief broke rules on her publicity contracts

HHS watchdog finds Seema Verma mishandled millions of dollars in federal contracts that ultimately benefited friends, former Trump officials.

https://politi.co/2WoXR59
Dr. Moncef Slaoui, the chief adviser for the Trump administration’s coronavirus vaccine program, can remain a government contractor, thus shielding him from disclosure rules. https://nyti.ms/2WvDyTr ">https://nyti.ms/2WvDyTr&q...
Chief Vaccine Scientist Will Not Be Forced to Disclose Pharmaceutical Stocks

Dr. Moncef Slaoui, the chief adviser for the Trump administration’s coronavirus vaccine program, can remain a government contractor, thus shielding him from disclosure rules.

https://nyti.ms/2WvDyTr
Trump’s Request of an Ambassador: Get the British Open for Me - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/world/europe/trump-british-open.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/2...
Trump& #39;s new postmaster general could corrupt a key institution ahead of Election Day https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-2020-usps-appointment-could-corrupt-key-institution-ahead-ncna1234125">https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opi...
Opinion | Why Trump's pick to lead the Post Office puts our democratic system at risk

We can't let Trump get away with his attacks on the Postal Service — and our electoral system.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-2020-usps-appointment-could-corrupt-key-institution-ahead-ncna1234125
Dream Center: DeVos aide Diane Auer Jones helped for-profit Art Institutes, Argosy University, texts and emails show —  @washingtonpost https://wapo.st/2X8Utvn ">https://wapo.st/2X8Utvn&q...
DeVos aide played role in helping failing for-profit colleges, texts and emails show

New documents shows Diane Auer Jones, the Education Department's point person on higher education policy, was far more involved in helping the owner of the Art Institutes and Argosy University prop...

https://wapo.st/2X8Utvn
In the early days of Trump’s presidency, many believed that America’s institutions would check his excesses. They have, in part, but Trump has also corrupted them. — @edyong209 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/09/coronavirus-american-failure/614191/">https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...
How the Pandemic Defeated America

A virus has brought the world’s most powerful country to its knees.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/09/coronavirus-american-failure/614191/
Beneficiaries of the PPP included a lettuce farming venture backed by Trump’s son, Kushner companies, and a dentist who golfs with the president. The figures were released after a lawsuit by several news organizations, including @ProPublica. https://bit.ly/31dLdY9 ">https://bit.ly/31dLdY9&q...
Trump Friends and Family Cleared for Millions in Small Business Bailout

Beneficiaries of the PPP included a lettuce farming venture backed by Trump’s son, Kushner companies, and a dentist who golfs with the president. The figures were released after a lawsuit by several…

https://bit.ly/31dLdY9
Four senior aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have been subpoenaed over accusations they stonewalled an investigation into State Department Inspector General Steve Linick’s firing by Trump. https://bit.ly/30r1Dxk ">https://bit.ly/30r1Dxk&q...
Four Pompeo Aides Subpoenaed by Democrats Over Watchdog Firing

A statement from one Senate and two House Democrats accused the Trump administration of covering up the circumstances of the State Department inspector general’s firing.

https://bit.ly/30r1Dxk
subpoenaed: Brian Bulatao, the undersecretary of State for management and a longtime Pompeo associate, as well as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Mike Miller, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Marik String and senior adviser Toni Porter. https://politi.co/30oHoAb ">https://politi.co/30oHoAb&q...
House committee subpoenas 4 top Pompeo aides

The subpoenas accuse the aides of resisting interviews in an investigation of President Donald Trump's firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick.

https://politi.co/30oHoAb
The Trump administration is hiring consultants with drug industry ties to steer its effort to find a coronavirus vaccine under a contract that allows them to avoid disclosing potential conflicts of interest.

#OperationWarpSpeed https://politi.co/3glgxKS ">https://politi.co/3glgxKS&q...
Vaccine project contract raises transparency questions

Executives with pharma ties are exempt from disclosing conflicts.

https://politi.co/3glgxKS
& #39;very close to announcing extortion& #39; https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_Navarro/status/1290372017817096194">https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_N...
Michael Chertoff, a homeland security secretary under President George W. Bush, said the number of vacant positions and acting roles has left the agency vulnerable for politicization. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/us/politics/trump-homeland-security.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/0...
Meet the Official Accused of Helping Trump Politicize Homeland Security

Chad F. Wolf joined the Department of Homeland Security in its infancy to help prevent another 9/11. Now he is helping President Trump use it to achieve his political ambitions.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/us/politics/trump-homeland-security.html
With 60 million households still uncounted, the bureau said it would wrap up the survey a month early. Critics called it a bald move to politicize the count in favor of Republicans. https://nyti.ms/2Dni0SL ">https://nyti.ms/2Dni0SL&q...
With Census Count Finishing Early, Fears of a Skewed Tally Rise

With 60 million households still uncounted, the bureau said it would wrap up the survey a month early. Critics called it a bald move to politicize the count in favor of Republicans.

https://nyti.ms/2Dni0SL
Trump hedges bet against 2020 win with early census data grab http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-hedges-bet-against-2020-win-with-early-census-data-grab-89558597755">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-ma...
Trump hedges bet against 2020 win with early census data grab

Rachel Maddow explains that Donald Trump is only too happy to cut the census count short because it means not only undercounting the kind of people he'd rather overlook, but it means he'll retain...

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-hedges-bet-against-2020-win-with-early-census-data-grab-89558597755
Stephen Akard& #39;s ties to Pence and the fact that he maintained his role as the head of the State Department& #39;s Office of Foreign Missions when he went over to lead the State IG& #39;s office rankled diplomats and Democratic lawmakers https://cnn.it/3a0RqKQ ">https://cnn.it/3a0RqKQ&q...
Acting State Department watchdog resigns months after previous inspector general was fired

The acting State Department watchdog Stephen Akard has resigned after serving in the role for less than 3 months following the firing of the previous inspector general by President Donald Trump at...

https://cnn.it/3a0RqKQ
Several former lobbying clients of Chad Wolf, now the acting secretary of Homeland Security, have received millions of dollars’ worth of government contracts while he has held senior positions within the department. —  @schwartzbCNBC https://cnb.cx/3k9VE7T ">https://cnb.cx/3k9VE7T&q...
Former clients of acting Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf received millions in department contracts

Wolf, who became the acting chief of the department late last year, was a lobbyist for over a decade at Wexler & Walker before he took leadership roles with DHS under President Donald Trump.

https://cnb.cx/3k9VE7T
an important detail about postmaster general dejoy https://twitter.com/bruno_j_navarro/status/1292056973417025536">https://twitter.com/bruno_j_n...
receipts https://twitter.com/anneapplebaum/status/1292297859535122433">https://twitter.com/anneapple...
Opinion: Trump’s aluminum tariffs have Glencore’s prints all over them —  @globeandmail https://tgam.ca/2DLmyCB ">https://tgam.ca/2DLmyCB&q...
Opinion: Trump’s aluminum tariffs have Glencore’s prints all over them

The latest tariffs have less to do with Trump's re-election strategy than meets the eye

https://tgam.ca/2DLmyCB
maintaining the postal service is a constitutional requirement https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1293896544668782592">https://twitter.com/therecoun...
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin met with the US Postal Service Board of Governors in February to discuss the search for a new Postmaster General as part of his larger campaign to exert influence over the USPS, according to documents obtained by @CREWcrew https://bit.ly/31cdkIz ">https://bit.ly/31cdkIz&q...
Mnuchin pushed DeJoy appointment, USPS pricing changes - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and...

A letter obtained by CREW reveals that Stephen Mnuchin met with the USPS of Governors in February to discuss the search for a new Postmaster General.

https://bit.ly/31cdkIz
sensing a theme https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/1296452121928314881">https://twitter.com/JohnJHarw...
& #39;... the scheme is also quintessentially Trumpian — a faithful copy of the president& #39;s knack for trading on the hopes of disaffected Americans. We Build the Wall, in other words, was basically a Trump tribute band.& #39; —  @nytopinion https://nyti.ms/3giLIpp ">https://nyti.ms/3giLIpp&q...
Opinion | Steve Bannon’s Art of the Grift

The big idea to build a wall on the southern border looks like a big con.

https://nyti.ms/3giLIpp
swamp the grift https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1299012568883884032">https://twitter.com/kylegriff...
something about this smells not quite right https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_Navarro/status/1300855510925750275">https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_N...
Seema Verma, a member of the coronavirus task force, spent more than $3.5 million taxpayer dollars on GOP-aligned consultants, a congressional report found. https://politi.co/2FnuSsC ">https://politi.co/2FnuSsC&q...
$2,933 for ‘Girl’s Night’: Medicaid chief’s consulting expenses revealed

Seema Verma, a member of the coronavirus task force, spent more than $3.5 million taxpayer dollars on GOP-aligned consultants, a congressional report found.

https://politi.co/2FnuSsC
The Trump administration flew immigrant detainees to Virginia this summer to facilitate the rapid deployment of DHS tactical teams to quell protests in Washington, circumventing restrictions on the use of charter flights for employee travel

#pretext https://www.washingtonpost.com/coronavirus/ice-air-farmville-protests-covid/2020/09/11/f70ebe1e-e861-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/coronavir...
ICE flew detainees to Virginia so the planes could transport agents to D.C. protests. A huge...

One current and one former official said the transfers were arranged to skirt rules about who can travel on “ICE Air” flights.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/coronavirus/ice-air-farmville-protests-covid/2020/09/11/f70ebe1e-e861-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html
what are the odds? https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1304963005608636416">https://twitter.com/kylegriff...
coffins https://twitter.com/Strandjunker/status/1305206306203205635">https://twitter.com/Strandjun...
icymi

Ivanka Trump& #39;s Chinese trademarks on products from baby blankets to coffins raise corruption concerns — @abcnews https://ab.co/3bVaHi5 ">https://ab.co/3bVaHi5&q...
Ivanka Trump's Chinese trademarks raise corruption concerns

China grants final approval for its 13th trademark in the past three months for the daughter of US President Donald Trump, trademark office records show.

https://ab.co/3bVaHi5
Because the crush of governmental manipulation to serve Trump’s personal and political ends is so relentless, we often focus only on isolated examples as they skate past.

But we need to connect the dots. — @ThePlumLineGS https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/14/7-ways-trump-his-cabal-are-using-government-corrupt-election/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...
Opinion | 7 ways Trump and his cabal are using government to corrupt the election

Many top Trump officials and congressional allies have placed their official duties and the levers of your government at the disposal of Trump’s reelection effort.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/14/7-ways-trump-his-cabal-are-using-government-corrupt-election/
icymi https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_Navarro/status/1305871433822801921">https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_N...
at DHS https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_Navarro/status/1308736212463685633">https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_N...
The second episode of @publicintegrity& #39;s podcast The Heist traces Mnuchin& #39;s path from a Porsche-driving teenager to foreclosure king to Hollywood producer — to the man who promised the tax law wouldn& #39;t make the wealthy even richer.

https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/the-heist/mnuchin-world-heist-podcast-episode-2/">https://publicintegrity.org/inequalit...
big if true https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_Navarro/status/1311440458040651777">https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_N...
anyone else detecting a pattern? https://twitter.com/NewYorker/status/1314746623977807874">https://twitter.com/NewYorker...
An investigation by The Times found over 200 companies, special-interest groups and foreign governments that patronized Mr. Trump’s properties while reaping benefits from him and his administration. — @nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/10/us/trump-properties-swamp.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interacti...
The Swamp That Trump Built

A businessman-president transplanted favor-seeking in Washington to his family’s hotels and resorts — and earned millions as a gatekeeper to his own administration.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/10/us/trump-properties-swamp.html
an excellent thread on how trump’s corruption has been normalized https://twitter.com/svdate/status/1317507205785096192">https://twitter.com/svdate/st...
How OSHA Went AWOL During the Pandemic https://prospect.org/labor/how-osha-went-awol-during-the-pandemic/">https://prospect.org/labor/how...
How OSHA Went AWOL During the Pandemic

Charged with protecting the health and safety of workers, Trump’s downsized agency has refused to issue workplace rules or serious penalties for life-threatening practices.

https://prospect.org/labor/how-osha-went-awol-during-the-pandemic/
icymi https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_Navarro/status/1306062572735664128">https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_N...
a thread on corruption closer to home https://twitter.com/joelockhart/status/1318150017010589696">https://twitter.com/joelockha...
corruption large or small is still corruption https://twitter.com/CREWcrew/status/1318152472481964033">https://twitter.com/CREWcrew/...
& #39;Changing the subject ... becomes a way [of] distracting from the real issues, such as Trump’s failed leadership, his ongoing commitment to dividing the country, and his utter lack of character, integrity, and honesty.& #39; https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/19/opinion/enough-about-hunter-biden-what-about-ivanka-trump/">https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/1...
Enough about Hunter Biden. What about Ivanka Trump? - The Boston Globe

Trump’s strategy of focusing on Hunter Biden becomes a way to turn the corruption spotlight away from the Trumps and onto the Bidens.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/19/opinion/enough-about-hunter-biden-what-about-ivanka-trump/
Is the president of the United States revising American trade policy — and possibly jeopardizing national security — because his family received a large cash bribe from the Chinese government? —  @voxdotcom

#ZTE https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/5/15/17355202/trump-zte-indonesia-lido-city">https://www.vox.com/policy-an...
Trump helps sanctioned Chinese phone maker after China delivers a big loan to a Trump project

Trump stands to gain from an Indonesian project that got a $500 million loan right before he flip-flopped on ZTE.

https://www.votwitter.com/policy-and-politics/2018/5/15/17355202/trump-zte-indonesia-lido-city
grift is the only constant in this administration https://twitter.com/CREWcrew/status/1319775870307979265">https://twitter.com/CREWcrew/...
like a cancer, corruption spreads to corrode everything in its path https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1320357043442749441">https://twitter.com/WSJ/statu...
Trump’s New Executive Order on the Civil Service Poses a Grave Corruption Threat https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2020/10/27/trumps-new-executive-order-on-the-civil-service-poses-a-grave-corruption-threat/">https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2020/10/2...
Trump’s New Executive Order on the Civil Service Poses a Grave Corruption Threat

Last week, President Trump issued a new Executive Order that, if implemented, could dramatically change the U.S. federal civil service—and in so doing threatens to subvert one of the most important…

https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2020/10/27/trumps-new-executive-order-on-the-civil-service-poses-a-grave-corruption-threat/
stand by
four stories, one day https://twitter.com/MattGertz/status/1322143631671701504">https://twitter.com/MattGertz...
how did this not lead every news broadcast? https://twitter.com/MattGertz/status/1321788607657553920">https://twitter.com/MattGertz...
massive conflict of interest https://twitter.com/isaacstonefish/status/1321902101295935489">https://twitter.com/isaacston...
(Invesco, which owns WL Ross & Co., declined to comment for this story.) https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/10/29/ross-china-board-trade/">https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/10/2...
Wilbur Ross Remained on Chinese Joint Venture Board While Running U.S.-China Trade War

Chinese documents show that the U.S. commerce secretary did not successfully step down from all his corporate commitments.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/10/29/ross-china-board-trade/
a coronavirus & #39;rebranding& #39; https://twitter.com/ericgeller/status/1321844242575056897">https://twitter.com/ericgelle...
Michael Caputo ... sought to overrule the career civil servants assigned to the campaign, directly urging contractors to rush production of ads with celebrities like Trump-supporting actor Antonio Sabato, Jr. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/29/coronavirus-ad-campaign-rebrand-433578">https://www.politico.com/news/2020...
‘Helping the president’: HHS official sought to rebrand coronavirus campaign

Documents reveal how political considerations shaped planning for a taxpayer-funded ad blitz to 'defeat despair' over Covid-19.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/29/coronavirus-ad-campaign-rebrand-433578
& #39;blurred lines& #39; — a common theme https://twitter.com/hshaban/status/1321820850585260032">https://twitter.com/hshaban/s...
nepotism:

"I also want to reinforce my willingness to help your mission in any way I can," [Mike Pompeo& #39;s son] Nick Pompeo wrote. "We view this as a family endeavor, so if you think there is any place I can add value, don& #39;t hesitate to reach out." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/emails-show-how-pompeos-mixed-personal-official-business-n1245182">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/...
Emails show how Pompeos mixed personal, official business

"We view this as a family endeavor," Pompeo's son, Nick Pompeo, wrote to State Department officials.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/emails-show-how-pompeos-mixed-personal-official-business-n1245182
a new day, a new allegation https://twitter.com/SollenbergerRC/status/1322162558699266048">https://twitter.com/Sollenber...
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows appears to have tapped into federal resources to help a friend of his wife& #39;s raise money for her campaign to fill his congressional seat, government records show. —  @SollenbergerRC https://www.salon.com/2020/10/30/mark-meadows-apparently-used-taxpayer-funds-to-help-wifes-friend-raise-campaign-cash/">https://www.salon.com/2020/10/3...
Mark Meadows' messy campaign spending could involve a crime

New details add to Salon's reporting that Meadows spent campaign funds on personal expenses, an apparent crime

https://www.salon.com/2020/10/30/mark-meadows-apparently-used-taxpayer-funds-to-help-wifes-friend-raise-campaign-cash/
icymi, from last week https://twitter.com/SollenbergerRC/status/1322162979228495874">https://twitter.com/Sollenber...
might as well add to this thread https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_Navarro/status/1325501609703510016">https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_N...
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