Thursday, April 03, 2025

Trump Just Pardoned ... a Corporation?

In what may be an American first, President Donald Trump pardoned a company sentenced to $100 million in fines for breaking money laundering laws.

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Trump just became the first president ever to pardon a corporation. It was a cryptocurrency company. thehill.com/opinion/crim ...

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-- Christopher Mims (@mims.bsky.social) April 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM

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"Putting corporate pardons on the table strengthens Trump's corrupt and authoritarian power over corporations," said Rick Claypool, research director for consumer advocacy group Public Citizen's president's office.

"This has the potential to trigger a lobbying frenzy for any corporation that has faced federal enforcement."

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This was only a matter of time since Corporations bought enough Politicians to give themselves 'Corporate Personhood' under the law; making money speech.

So that now every poor human sob in the country competes with multi-billion dollar corporations for fairness, justice, and equality under the Law.

And they lose every time.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-04-02 10:59 AM

Blowing out Democracy, like snot into a rag.

Pity there isn't any "Citizens Only" fund.

Thiel allegedly can only run Republicans, and there appear to be plenty who want to jog alongside.

I'm certain there are Democrats invested in his government AI project.

Re-balancing their influence will require revolt, imo.

Not just at Tesla dealerships.

#2 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-04-02 01:37 PM

It bears repeating: cryptocurrencies are vehicles for criminal activity and naked speculation, and nothing more. Crypto is NOT an investment vehicle, and anyone who suggests it is should be slapped. Twice...

#3 | Posted by catdog at 2025-04-03 08:31 AM

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