Trump accused of risking financial corruption as transition donors kept secret
Trump accused of risking financial corruption as transition donors kept secret
Trump hasn’t signed a transition agreement requiring the disclosure of donor names and limiting the contribution amount, ‘opening Trump’s team to financial corruption with no public transparency even before he takes office,’ Sen. Elizabeth Warren said
Summary
Donald Trump faces criticism for refusing to sign agreements under the Presidential Transition Act, which mandates funding limits and donor disclosure for a smooth power transfer.
By not signing, Trump avoids donor limits and disclosure rules, enabling secret contributions, including foreign ones, which raise concerns about financial corruption.
Critics, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, warn this undermines transparency and governance, as FBI background checks on nominees are delayed.
The White House confirmed the agreements remain unsigned, with Trump relying on private donors instead of federal funds.
The fact that this is optional at all is just fucking wild. So much of our government has apparently been operating on a simple gentleman's agreement and it's only stood up because nobody challenged it until now. We're so absolutely fucked.
122So much of our government has apparently been operating on a simple gentleman's agreement and it's only stood up because nobody challenged it until now.
Politicians have been challenging it from the beginning, it's just most of them had the good sense not to do it so overtly. Trump doesn't worry so much about that because he's successfully convinced a large segment of Americans that up is down, black is white, and that he is the messiah.
44It's not optional: https://newrepublic.com/post/188300/donald-trump-presidential-transition-breaking-federal-law
There just just aren't any explicit other rules to prevent inauguration. Seems like they fucking should have thought of that.
37Everything is optional when you have enough power.
14In the end, democratic government requires some amount of good faith. You can harden it a little, but there's only so much you can do.
The problem is that we have elected someone with so little regard for laws and people.
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“Risking”
fkn lol
39“Masked man with a gun ordering the teller to put the money in the bag faces criticism for risking a bank robbery.”
38Only thing he knows is corruption. There’s no “risk” of it, it’s being done out in the open, and has been done for almost a decade.
25Pretty sure corruption was a literal campaign promise. "Vote for me and I will put my chief donor in charge of ruining your stupid lives" turned out to be a compelling message
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Banana Republicans doing corrupt shit? Whoda thunk?
23”risking”???
20"Concerns about financial corruption"?
Really? There's no "concern" here for anyone with 2 brain cells to boop together. It's a known, reliable fact, not a "concern".
18It's a feature, not a bug. Part of the plan all along. If it weren't for the charges getting dropped, I'd say it's the whole plan.
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And?
It's not like the motherfucker hid any of his intentions here and not like he didn't do the same things during his first term.
Nice of the lame stream media to finally take notice and publish stories about his blatant plans for corruption now though. /S
9Surely this time he will face consequences?
7Why is anyone surprised
6There is no risk, the system is working as intended.
5Those fucks in Congress had 4 fucking years to fucking act and they did fuck all.
5Pretty sure he doesn't give a fuck, won't bother trying to hide it, and will send the MAGAstapo after anyone who tries to prosecute.
4Add it to the pile!
4Did they miss his first term? He literally ran a pay to play scheme.
4Russia, North Korea, Israel, China....etc
4Guess the transfer of power can't happen until this is complete.
3That risk became an issue decades ago.
2Risking? I thought the looting of our nation was the entire point of the qons?
1"Risking."
What planet have these journalists been living on?
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