Anne Applebaum

Secondly, there are conflicts of interest. And this, again, is on a scale that we have never seen before. Elon Musk has been put in charge of with his group of Doge executives. whoever they are, engineers and internet trolls, have been in charge of taking over and managing regulatory bodies who regulate Musk's own companies.

Secondly, there are conflicts of interest. And this, again, is on a scale that we have never seen before. Elon Musk has been put in charge of with his group of Doge executives. whoever they are, engineers and internet trolls, have been in charge of taking over and managing regulatory bodies who regulate Musk's own companies.

Secondly, there are conflicts of interest. And this, again, is on a scale that we have never seen before. Elon Musk has been put in charge of with his group of Doge executives. whoever they are, engineers and internet trolls, have been in charge of taking over and managing regulatory bodies who regulate Musk's own companies.

He's also got control and the power to hire and fire people at agencies that subsidize his companies. So in other words, he can determine government policy towards his own companies. He can direct money towards his companies if he wants to. He can eliminate regulations of his companies if he wants to.

He's also got control and the power to hire and fire people at agencies that subsidize his companies. So in other words, he can determine government policy towards his own companies. He can direct money towards his companies if he wants to. He can eliminate regulations of his companies if he wants to.

He's also got control and the power to hire and fire people at agencies that subsidize his companies. So in other words, he can determine government policy towards his own companies. He can direct money towards his companies if he wants to. He can eliminate regulations of his companies if he wants to.

And he is somebody who has been found in violation of all kinds of regulations, pollution regulations, other kinds of legal issues have plagued a lot of his companies from the beginning. And he now has been given a mechanism to escape that. And I should say he's just the most egregious version of this.

And he is somebody who has been found in violation of all kinds of regulations, pollution regulations, other kinds of legal issues have plagued a lot of his companies from the beginning. And he now has been given a mechanism to escape that. And I should say he's just the most egregious version of this.

And he is somebody who has been found in violation of all kinds of regulations, pollution regulations, other kinds of legal issues have plagued a lot of his companies from the beginning. And he now has been given a mechanism to escape that. And I should say he's just the most egregious version of this.

There are many people throughout this administration who have kept their private interests, who haven't recused themselves from investment issues, you know, who have nevertheless kept their jobs. Thirdly, there are legal changes. There are laws that were on the books that the. Trump Department of Justice or the Treasury Department will not enforce.

There are many people throughout this administration who have kept their private interests, who haven't recused themselves from investment issues, you know, who have nevertheless kept their jobs. Thirdly, there are legal changes. There are laws that were on the books that the. Trump Department of Justice or the Treasury Department will not enforce.

There are many people throughout this administration who have kept their private interests, who haven't recused themselves from investment issues, you know, who have nevertheless kept their jobs. Thirdly, there are legal changes. There are laws that were on the books that the. Trump Department of Justice or the Treasury Department will not enforce.

There's something called the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. This was designed to forbid U.S. entities from bribing companies abroad. That law is now not being enforced. There's also a Corporate Transparency Act, which was designed to

There's something called the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. This was designed to forbid U.S. entities from bribing companies abroad. That law is now not being enforced. There's also a Corporate Transparency Act, which was designed to

There's something called the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. This was designed to forbid U.S. entities from bribing companies abroad. That law is now not being enforced. There's also a Corporate Transparency Act, which was designed to

force the owners of shell companies and anonymous properties to register their names so that when someone bought, for example, an apartment in a Trump building, we would know who the real owner was. You know, is it Joe Smith down the street or is it a Kazakh billionaire who's interested in in having influence on the US government. And they have now said they will not be enforcing that law either.

force the owners of shell companies and anonymous properties to register their names so that when someone bought, for example, an apartment in a Trump building, we would know who the real owner was. You know, is it Joe Smith down the street or is it a Kazakh billionaire who's interested in in having influence on the US government. And they have now said they will not be enforcing that law either.

force the owners of shell companies and anonymous properties to register their names so that when someone bought, for example, an apartment in a Trump building, we would know who the real owner was. You know, is it Joe Smith down the street or is it a Kazakh billionaire who's interested in in having influence on the US government. And they have now said they will not be enforcing that law either.

And then finally, there is outright corruption. So Trump has created a cryptocurrency company, World Liberty Financial, which appears to be attracting investors who have a direct interest either in escaping a regulation or in some cases a lawsuit or an indictment by the federal government, or who have some interest in influencing Trump or his family in some other way.

And then finally, there is outright corruption. So Trump has created a cryptocurrency company, World Liberty Financial, which appears to be attracting investors who have a direct interest either in escaping a regulation or in some cases a lawsuit or an indictment by the federal government, or who have some interest in influencing Trump or his family in some other way.