Trump exempts himself from ethics pledge as watchdogs sound alarms - eviltoast
Trump appears to have excluded himself from following the same guidelines he signed into law four years ago

Summary

Donald Trump has exempted himself from key ethics guidelines required under the Presidential Transition Act, which he signed into law in 2020.

By rejecting federal funding for his transition team, Trump avoids donor limits and disclosure requirements, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and transparency.

Critics, including Senator Elizabeth Warren and government watchdogs, warn that Trump’s refusal to submit an ethics plan undermines accountability and could open the door to corruption.

This move marks a break from precedent and has sparked alarm over potential personal enrichment during his presidency.

  • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
    361·
    20 days ago

    I mean the universe spent years letting us all know this guy was corrupt as fuck.

    Americans voted for corruption.

    We WANT corruption.

    We’ll be no better than Russia by the end of our lives. And it will have been no one else’s fault but our own.

      • cheers_queers@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        19 days ago

        same. I’m sick of being lumped in with the vocal minority. which they are. “Americans” as a majority do not want this.

        • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          18 days ago

          I’m sick of being lumped in with the vocal minority. which they are.

          This would have made sense to say last time Trump won with a minority of votes. But he won the majority this time. The majority of Americans chose to put an anti-democratic felon rapist in the Oval Office. Sorry, but that’s the reality. The stupids in this country aren’t a minority.

          • cheers_queers@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            18 days ago

            no, the majority of votes went to him. the majority of adult Americans did not vote for him.