Support the Anti-Corruption Bureau legislation introduced by Senators Schumer and Padilla, and commit to full congressional investigations into Trump's self-dealing the moment Democrats have the power to act. This isn't abstract — taxpayers are on the hook for $1.8 billion in vanity projects while Trump and his family have pocketed an estimated $5 billion in profits during his second term alone.
The corruption is not subtle. Trump purchased up to $5 million in Dell stock, then the Pentagon awarded Dell a $9.7 billion contract. His sons' firm, 1789 Capital, made investments in AI and defense companies that tripled in value after those companies received government contracts. Ballroom donors — Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Lockheed Martin — have collectively received $50 billion in federal contracts, according to Sen. Chris Murphy. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump personally tracks how much companies have donated before deciding how to treat them.
Trump told the New York Times he keeps doing this "because nobody cared." Prove him wrong. Co-sponsor the Anti-Corruption Bureau bill, use every oversight tool available now, and make clear that this level of open corruption will have consequences.
First sent on August 8 by Jeffrey Barlow
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