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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
We’ve mapped it out for you. — @theprospect 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
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
exhibit c
https://twitter.com/bruno_j_navarro/status/1254502013221646336?s=21 https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_Navarro/status/1254502013221646336
https://twitter.com/bruno_j_navarro/status/1254502013221646336?s=21 https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_Navarro/status/1254502013221646336
where does it end? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1190741
it’s practically policy at this point https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/1256416285107380226
'time after time' https://twitter.com/tarasbernard/status/1257823665325998080
here we go again https://twitter.com/bruno_j_navarro/status/1258193904005976064
The Interior Department'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
the list goes on https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/1260907513110765569
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
Pendley is now the acting director of the Bureau of Land Management. https://bit.ly/2TomnSk
superpredators https://twitter.com/ifindkarma/status/1234266952605941766
elections are key to keeping the corruption alive https://twitter.com/JamilSmith/status/1263201740268007424
that's quite the ROI https://twitter.com/CheriJacobus/status/1263474911726702592
adding another to the pile https://twitter.com/crewcrew/status/1262895953041915904
can't wait for this thread to end https://twitter.com/timkmak/status/1265984009865224194
fits right in https://twitter.com/gcaw/status/1266519969640177669
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
no surprise there https://twitter.com/joshnbcnews/status/1268353610385154050?s=21 https://twitter.com/JoshNBCNews/status/1268353610385154050
House impeachment managers: Trump is as lawless and corrupt as ever — @washingtonpost https://wapo.st/3cUk1BE
taxpayers have a right to know https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1271187573327577088
Trump Brags That His Company Never Asked for Federal COVID Relief. It Did. — @MotherJones https://bit.ly/37tfgxJ
all part of the same playbook https://twitter.com/amymaldonadolaw/status/1271217012660932614?s=21 https://twitter.com/AmyMaldonadoLaw/status/1271217012660932614
part of a pattern https://twitter.com/davidaxelrod/status/1271632154863325186
how much more egregious will it get? https://twitter.com/LAM_Barrett/status/1272504612348706816
actions vs words https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/1272587517934665730
Monday'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
at the voice of america https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1273220104197754881
This spring, lawmakers learned Pack was under investigation by the Washington, D.C., attorney general'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
the pattern continues https://twitter.com/bruno_j_navarro/status/1274319162417057797
a few more examples https://twitter.com/anneapplebaum/status/1274421339072454662
another excellent thread from @AshaRangappa_ https://twitter.com/AshaRangappa_/status/1275106533714669570
a curious thread from @WendySiegelman https://twitter.com/WendySiegelman/status/1275406935853072384
“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
‘egregious’ doesn’t do it justice https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1276170513069604869
it certainly appears that way https://twitter.com/vasabjit_b/status/1276319454633353217
“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
via @Reuters 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
an industry unto itself 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
that'll ease quite a bit of 'economic anxiety' https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1280958774778437640
a longer-term thread https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1281277568826499072
more quid pro quo https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_Navarro/status/1281569056848596992
“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
what is the public benefit? https://twitter.com/propublica/status/1282601327898624000
The administration orders hospitals to bypass the C.D.C. with key virus data, alarming health experts. https://nyti.ms/2ZszgOJ
'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.' https://wapo.st/2ZsQBHe
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
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/2020/07/21/world/europe/trump-british-open.html
Trump'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
Dream Center: DeVos aide Diane Auer Jones helped for-profit Art Institutes, Argosy University, texts and emails show — @washingtonpost 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/
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
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
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
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
#OperationWarpSpeed https://politi.co/3glgxKS
'very close to announcing extortion' https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_Navarro/status/1290372017817096194
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
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
Stephen Akard's ties to Pence and the fact that he maintained his role as the head of the State Department's Office of Foreign Missions when he went over to lead the State IG's office rankled diplomats and Democratic lawmakers 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
an important detail about postmaster general dejoy https://twitter.com/bruno_j_navarro/status/1292056973417025536
Opinion: Trump’s aluminum tariffs have Glencore’s prints all over them — @globeandmail https://tgam.ca/2DLmyCB
maintaining the postal service is a constitutional requirement https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1293896544668782592
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
sensing a theme https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/1296452121928314881
'... the scheme is also quintessentially Trumpian — a faithful copy of the president's knack for trading on the hopes of disaffected Americans. We Build the Wall, in other words, was basically a Trump tribute band.' — @nytopinion https://nyti.ms/3giLIpp
swamp the grift https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1299012568883884032
something about this smells not quite right https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_Navarro/status/1300855510925750275
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
#pretext 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
icymi
Ivanka Trump's Chinese trademarks on products from baby blankets to coffins raise corruption concerns — @abcnews https://ab.co/3bVaHi5
Ivanka Trump's Chinese trademarks on products from baby blankets to coffins raise corruption concerns — @abcnews 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/
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/
The second episode of @publicintegrity's podcast The Heist traces Mnuchin's path from a Porsche-driving teenager to foreclosure king to Hollywood producer — to the man who promised the tax law wouldn't make the wealthy even richer.
https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/the-heist/mnuchin-world-heist-podcast-episode-2/
https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/the-heist/mnuchin-world-heist-podcast-episode-2/
anyone else detecting a pattern? https://twitter.com/NewYorker/status/1314746623977807874
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
an excellent thread on how trump’s corruption has been normalized https://twitter.com/svdate/status/1317507205785096192
How OSHA Went AWOL During the Pandemic https://prospect.org/labor/how-osha-went-awol-during-the-pandemic/
a thread on corruption closer to home https://twitter.com/joelockhart/status/1318150017010589696
corruption large or small is still corruption https://twitter.com/CREWcrew/status/1318152472481964033
'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.' 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
#ZTE https://www.vox.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
like a cancer, corruption spreads to corrode everything in its path https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1320357043442749441
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/
stand by
four stories, one day https://twitter.com/MattGertz/status/1322143631671701504
how did this not lead every news broadcast? https://twitter.com/MattGertz/status/1321788607657553920
massive conflict of interest https://twitter.com/isaacstonefish/status/1321902101295935489
(Invesco, which owns WL Ross & Co., declined to comment for this story.) https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/10/29/ross-china-board-trade/
a coronavirus 'rebranding' https://twitter.com/ericgeller/status/1321844242575056897
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
'blurred lines' — a common theme https://twitter.com/hshaban/status/1321820850585260032
nepotism:
"I also want to reinforce my willingness to help your mission in any way I can," [Mike Pompeo'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't hesitate to reach out." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/emails-show-how-pompeos-mixed-personal-official-business-n1245182
"I also want to reinforce my willingness to help your mission in any way I can," [Mike Pompeo'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't hesitate to reach out." 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
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows appears to have tapped into federal resources to help a friend of his wife'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/
icymi, from last week https://twitter.com/SollenbergerRC/status/1322162979228495874
might as well add to this thread https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_Navarro/status/1325501609703510016
