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Political Corruption (Executive Watch)

Trump Lies to Troops Saying He's Giving Them a Bonus From His New Tariff Revenues
In an otherwise inexplicable speech to the American people, Donald Trump promised to pay special bonus checks to members of the U.S.
 • Executive Watch
Trump Drops Bribery Charges Against FIFA After it Cooked Up a 'Peace Prize' Specially for Him
Donald Trump has moaned about not being given the Nobel Peace Prize, so the head of FIFA, the governing body for soccer’s World Cup tournament held…
 • Executive Watch
Trump Pardons Honduras' Strongman President Convicted of Running a Cocaine Ring from His Office
Donald Trump has justified the murder of sailors on random boats in the Caribbean as part of a supposed war on drug traffickers.
 • Robert Tracinski
A White-Collar Criminal Pays a Duo With Connections to Trump to Successfully Obtain a Presidential Pardon
One of the things we will have to untangle in future congressional hearings or investigations by a future Department of Justice is the exact mechanism…
 • Robert Tracinski
Trump Crony Is Robbing the Kennedy Center to Pay Other Cronies, Senate Democrats Accuse
You know the president is attempting to politicize civil society when you have to read Playbill and OperaWire to keep up with the latest political news.
 • Robert Tracinski
Trump Is Openly Accepting Bribes from Companies and Billionaires for his Ballroom
The most amazing part of the Trump era is how many people will just openly admit to committing crimes because they are assured of official tolerance and…
 • Robert Tracinski
Trump, Given His Yen for Corrupt Politicians, Is Handing Them Pardons Galore
Donald Trump has been abusing his pardon power on behalf of wealthy people, cronies, and the people who helped him try to steal an election.
 • Robert Tracinski
Trump’s Thug Diplomacy Threatens European Diplomats and their Families if They Refuse to Put American Interests Ahead of their Own Countries
In negotiations with foreign diplomats—especially our allies—it is normal to threaten negative consequences against a country if it acts contrary to…
 • Robert Tracinski
Trump Is Refusing to Disclose the Names of All the Favor-Seeking Donors Contributing to his Ballroom
Donald Trump’s giant gilded ballroom is a place where rich guys in tuxedos can flatter him and buy and sell special favors.
 • Robert Tracinski
Trump Commutes the Sentence of Disgraced Congressman Santos Because He Is '100% for Trump'
Donald Trump has a history of giving pardons to people who pay him money—but also sometimes just to conmen and frauds whom he clearly sees as kindred…
 • Robert Tracinski
In Exchange for a Luxury Jet from Qatar, Trump Issues an Executive Order Committing the U.S. to Defending it from External Aggression Like…
What does the bribe of a $400 million luxury jet get you?
 • Robert Tracinski
Trump's Gold Card Plan Would Illegally Sell Green Cards While Scrapping Every Other Congressionally Created Pathway to Permanent Residency
There is nothing more emblematic of the real meaning of Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda than his proposed “Gold Card,” which would openly sell…
 • Robert Tracinski
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