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Monday, June 16, 2025
It also shows Trump's disdain for the US constitution, given the emoluments clause's clear prohibition. Presidents are not allowed to accept high-value gifts from foreign governments without congressional consent. Yet the luxury jumbo jet is also just the thinnest edge of a very fat wedge. There has been so much more that has flown, if not under the radar, then partially obscured from sight amid the ethical blizzard of corruption and influence. There have been multimillion-dollar TV packages, real estate deals in Arab petrostates, dinners with the president going for $5m a pop, plum job offers for contributors to Trump's inaugural fund, cryptocurrency ventures attracting lucre from secret foreign investors, "drill, baby, drill" enticements for oil and energy donations " the list goes on, and on ... and on. |
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