‘An Absolute Tsunami of Corruption’: Senator Warns Democrats To Be On Guard for Self-dealing, Graft
Trump's first term was a story of personal enrichment
Although Democrats will certainly oppose a raft of far-right policy proposals once Donald Trump returns to the White House, they'll also have to be watchful for the onslaught of corruption which also will be part of a new Trump presidency.
That’s the warning offered by Sen Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island who was just reelected last week.
Trump and his Republican cronies left a huge legacy of graft and corruption during his first four years as president.
One ethics watchdog organization in Washington DC counted at least 3,700 instances of corruption during those four years.
Trump, his family, and his senior advisers regularly were said to abuse their political power for personal gain.
Just one example was the ongoing promotion of his personal properties by Trump, officials in his administration and even foreign officials looking to curry favor with the president.
And Whitehouse expects it to resume once Trump is inaugurated in January.
“I think the key thing for us now as Democrats is to get ready for an absolute tsunami of corruption coming out of this new administration,” he said. “We know that Trump is corrupt. It is his nature, it is his character.
“We know the Republican Party is corrupt about climate change. They were bought by the fossil fuel industry a decade ago. We know that they have corrupted the United States Supreme Court, and we know that when you let the billionaires in your power, they plunder the place with tax cuts for themselves and licenses to pollute,” he added. “So we know it’s coming, and I think right now the important thing is to look forward, be ready for that, point it out, and not let them get away with it.”
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