Anne Applebaum
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So in a way, this is the same issue. This is also about the rule of law. And more specifically, it's about people who have political power also using that political power to enrich themselves. To be clear, wealthy people have been very influential in America forever. And probably they always will be like they are in every country. And there have been other examples of corruption in the past.
So in a way, this is the same issue. This is also about the rule of law. And more specifically, it's about people who have political power also using that political power to enrich themselves. To be clear, wealthy people have been very influential in America forever. And probably they always will be like they are in every country. And there have been other examples of corruption in the past.
But I don't know of another administration where there were so many people who had double interests. The president himself, on the day that the stock market was crashing, Friday, April the 4th, instead of going to Wall Street to find out what was going on, he went to his personal golf course and to his club in Florida.
But I don't know of another administration where there were so many people who had double interests. The president himself, on the day that the stock market was crashing, Friday, April the 4th, instead of going to Wall Street to find out what was going on, he went to his personal golf course and to his club in Florida.
But I don't know of another administration where there were so many people who had double interests. The president himself, on the day that the stock market was crashing, Friday, April the 4th, instead of going to Wall Street to find out what was going on, he went to his personal golf course and to his club in Florida.
where a golf tournament was taking place that is sponsored by companies from Saudi Arabia. One of the people in attendance was the head of the Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund. Several other Saudi companies were on the list of sponsors, including Aramco, which is the Saudi oil company. TikTok was one of the sponsors of this golf tournament.
where a golf tournament was taking place that is sponsored by companies from Saudi Arabia. One of the people in attendance was the head of the Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund. Several other Saudi companies were on the list of sponsors, including Aramco, which is the Saudi oil company. TikTok was one of the sponsors of this golf tournament.
where a golf tournament was taking place that is sponsored by companies from Saudi Arabia. One of the people in attendance was the head of the Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund. Several other Saudi companies were on the list of sponsors, including Aramco, which is the Saudi oil company. TikTok was one of the sponsors of this golf tournament.
These are companies that have a direct interest in US foreign policy and are directly interested in influencing Donald Trump. In effect, their sponsorship is a form of payment. They are Sie bezahlen ihn, sie unterstützen seinen Kurs, sie unterstützen seinen Klub. Das ist unvorstellbar in irgendeiner anderen Administration, dass es so viel Blödsinn gibt.
These are companies that have a direct interest in US foreign policy and are directly interested in influencing Donald Trump. In effect, their sponsorship is a form of payment. They are Sie bezahlen ihn, sie unterstützen seinen Kurs, sie unterstützen seinen Klub. Das ist unvorstellbar in irgendeiner anderen Administration, dass es so viel Blödsinn gibt.
These are companies that have a direct interest in US foreign policy and are directly interested in influencing Donald Trump. In effect, their sponsorship is a form of payment. They are Sie bezahlen ihn, sie unterstützen seinen Kurs, sie unterstützen seinen Klub. Das ist unvorstellbar in irgendeiner anderen Administration, dass es so viel Blödsinn gibt.
Der Genes des Artikels war, dass ich versucht habe, einige dieser Dinge zusammenzubringen. Trump, seine Familie, Trump selbst. but also other people in the administration and other instances of people trying to buy influence or get out of court cases or get out of other tangles with the government through financial influence or financial relationships with the Trump family or with Donald Trump.
Der Genes des Artikels war, dass ich versucht habe, einige dieser Dinge zusammenzubringen. Trump, seine Familie, Trump selbst. but also other people in the administration and other instances of people trying to buy influence or get out of court cases or get out of other tangles with the government through financial influence or financial relationships with the Trump family or with Donald Trump.
Der Genes des Artikels war, dass ich versucht habe, einige dieser Dinge zusammenzubringen. Trump, seine Familie, Trump selbst. but also other people in the administration and other instances of people trying to buy influence or get out of court cases or get out of other tangles with the government through financial influence or financial relationships with the Trump family or with Donald Trump.
As well as this of what the Trump administration is doing to loosen all the laws against fraud and against corruption that we have in our system. And the list is Astonishingly long. You know, there are dozens and dozens of instances already and we're only three months into the administration. I mean, like it starts in December when the Trump family announces a big investment in Saudi Arabia.
As well as this of what the Trump administration is doing to loosen all the laws against fraud and against corruption that we have in our system. And the list is Astonishingly long. You know, there are dozens and dozens of instances already and we're only three months into the administration. I mean, like it starts in December when the Trump family announces a big investment in Saudi Arabia.
As well as this of what the Trump administration is doing to loosen all the laws against fraud and against corruption that we have in our system. And the list is Astonishingly long. You know, there are dozens and dozens of instances already and we're only three months into the administration. I mean, like it starts in December when the Trump family announces a big investment in Saudi Arabia.
You know, it continues with the Trump family's, you know, cryptocurrency business, which in effect almost anybody can be an investor in that business. And that's again a way to pay the Trump family. Und es gibt bereits einen Beispiel von jemandem, der ein großer Investor ist, der eine Art der zivilen Litigation gegen ihn erholt oder verabschiedet hat.
You know, it continues with the Trump family's, you know, cryptocurrency business, which in effect almost anybody can be an investor in that business. And that's again a way to pay the Trump family. Und es gibt bereits einen Beispiel von jemandem, der ein großer Investor ist, der eine Art der zivilen Litigation gegen ihn erholt oder verabschiedet hat.
You know, it continues with the Trump family's, you know, cryptocurrency business, which in effect almost anybody can be an investor in that business. And that's again a way to pay the Trump family. Und es gibt bereits einen Beispiel von jemandem, der ein großer Investor ist, der eine Art der zivilen Litigation gegen ihn erholt oder verabschiedet hat.