There is yet another Trump corruption scandal nobody’s paying attention to
by digby
This one is taking place before our very eyes:
Like so many Trump scandals, much of the evidence of corruption in regards to Turkey is sitting in plain sight. So I put my old oppo hat on and dug around to create a handy-guide to what we know about Trump’s conflicts of interest and a list of questions as to what Congress can find out.
For those who don’t want to wade into this particular Trumpian Black Sea, the tl;dr is:
Trump enabled a despot who has significant leverage over his business in a brutal ethnic cleansing of our ally, cutting an opaque sweetheart deal negotiated by the sons-in-law of Erdogan, Trump, and Trump’s business partner.
Meanwhile, Erdogan has empowered Trump’s business partner, making him Turkey’s key man in Washington, which gives him inordinate influence on the administration and ensures that the financial interests of all involved are maintained.
Click over to see the timeline. It is pretty stunning.
I have no doubt whatsoever that Trump is doing business from the oval office and doing everything he can to leverage the presidency for his advantage after he is out of office. Of course he is. Look at what he tried to do with Doral.
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