The UnPopulist

The UnPopulist

Home
Notes
U.S.
World
Podcasts
Video
Book Reviews
Executive Watch
Reconstruction Agenda
Liberalism & Religion
Archive
About

Political Corruption (Executive Watch)

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
After Imposing Harsh Tariffs on Brazil for Trying His Populist Ally for an Insurrection, Trump Is Pledging $20 Billion of American Taxpayer…
While the U.S.
 • 
Robert Tracinski
DOJ Disappears a Study From its Site Showing that Right-Wing Violence Is Five Times Greater than Left-Wing Violence
Donald Trump has been trying to lay the groundwork for a purge of his political opposition by blaming criticism of his administration for a supposed…
 • 
Robert Tracinski
Trump Fires the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for Publishing a Report He Found Insufficiently Optimistic About the Impact…
Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was notorious for firing officials—or sending them to the gulag—for delivering bad news about the failure of his policies.
 • 
Robert Tracinski
Trump Abruptly Fires Former FBI Director James Comey's Daughter, a Federal Prosecutor Who Worked on Epstein-Related Cases
Trump’s appointees have stoked expectations that they will release information about Jeffrey Epstein—a notorious abuser and procurer of underage…
 • 
Robert Tracinski
Trump Imposes Tariffs on Brazil to Prevent His Strongman Buddy Bolsonaro from Being Prosecuted for an Attempted Coup
Donald Trump’s arbitrary imposition of tariffs is not merely an abuse of his power over the economy.
 • 
Robert Tracinski
Treasury Official Ask IRS to Rethink Audits of the Pillow Guy and Trump's Other 'High Profile Friends'
It’s good to be a friend of the president.
 • 
Robert Tracinski
The White House Fires a Federal Prosecutor Who Criticized Trump and Was Prosecuting a Trump-Supporting, Tax-Defrauding CEO
Adam Schleifer, a federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, was fired on direct orders from the White House because he criticized President Trump while running…
 • 
Robert Tracinski
Trump Announces Shakedown Deal with Big Law Firm
Executive Watch has already noted Donald Trump’s threats against Big Law firms that have represented his political opponents.
 • 
Robert Tracinski
Trump Charges Business Leaders $5 Million to Dine with him and Potentially Pockets the Funds
Donald Trump views bribery and official corruption as a perk of office, which is why he suspended the case against a corrupt mayor and pardoned a…
 • 
Robert Tracinski
© 2025 The UnPopulist
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture