A Corruption Crisis of Epic Proportions
BY TREVOR POTTER
When the story of Donald Trump’s second presidential term is told in full, a rampant culture of corruption fostered by the president and his administration will surely be one of the central themes. In this moment, the task of capturing the scale and impact of the administration’s failure to uphold laws and standards governing ethical conduct falls to civil society.
An exhaustive effort to track, document and expose (often through legal action) blatant examples of self-dealing and pay-to-play corruption has led the attorneys and researchers here at Campaign Legal Center (CLC) to conclude that our government is experiencing its worst ethics crisis since the days of Watergate.
We do this work with the full knowledge that officials in this administration are unlikely to hold wrongdoers accountable, especially those within the president’s inner circle. However, we believe building a record of corruption and exposing betrayals of public trust is vital to address the dramatic democratic backsliding occurring during the second Trump term. While stories like the Qatari government gifting a luxury jet to the president manage to break through a crowded news cycle, there are many others that go virtually unnoticed by the vast majority of Americans.
Rising corruption is one of the warning signs of a failing democracy, and ours is certainly under threat. Shining a light on corrupt acts and demanding accountability is key to confronting this problem by ensuring that the public, including elected officials, understands what is happening within the government. This work is also crucial for building support to advance systemic reforms in the future.
https://www.brightamerica.org/p/a-corruption-crisis-of-epic-proportions
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The Repukes don't even blink any more.
