Trump Corruption / Republican Hypocrisy / Public apathy

[eccieuser9500]

Born and bred to be corrupt. That's why.

Should I blame him directly, or this piece of shit who hypnotized a lost generation? Fortunately I had a mind of my own having to raise myself.

California cowboy.

Sure.

[Lucas McCain]

Originally Posted by txdot-guy

Why does Trump feel he can ignore the law without consequences?

He knows he has immunity. You give a crook like Trump immunity, he's going to do what he wants and as we've seen, he doesn't even bother to hide the fucked up corrupt shit he is doing. Why should he even bother?

[Tiny]

Originally Posted by txdot-guy

Government is a human run enterprise. Humans can be selfish cunts. I.E. government can be corrupted. That’s true for most human organizations. What makes the Trump administration different is the size, scope and brazenness involved.

If we want government to run better we need a leader that won’t pardon those convicted of bribery and other corruption.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-par...4c434e5c75e406
Trump pardons ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/tr...ribery-scheme/
Trump Blasts ‘Corrupt and Weaponized Biden DOJ’ While Pardoning Sheriff Convicted in Bribery Scheme

Clinton and Obama did the same. Marc Rich for example, as well as some leftist domestic terrorists associated with the Marxist-Leninist FALN and the Weather Underground.

As to the rest of your post, which I didn't quote, yeah, Trump's in a league of his own.

[Tiny]

Originally Posted by eccieuser9500

Born and bred to be corrupt. That's why.

Should I blame him directly, or this piece of shit who hypnotized a lost generation? Fortunately I had a mind of my own having to raise myself.

California cowboy.

Sure.

Well there you go Eccieuser. Trump is a complete piker compared to LBJ. LBJ knew how to steal an election! He managed to best Coke Stevenson in 1948 with 202 votes that were reported late, all in the same handwriting. I think quite a few were dead people but may be mistaken about that.

You need to learn a few things from that Michael J. Fox character, like the way he truly cherished Ronald Reagan! (jk)

[txdot-guy]

Originally Posted by Tiny

Clinton and Obama did the same. Marc Rich for example, as well as some leftist domestic terrorists associated with the Marxist-Leninist FALN and the Weather Underground.

As to the rest of your post, which I didn't quote, yeah, Trump's in a league of his own.

Don’t forget Nixon. There was a corrupt SOB. Colluding with the South Vietnamese to scuttle peace talks until after the election in 68. We might not know what happened for sure but it probably extended the war for another five years and resulted in many more dead and wounded.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart...lks-180961627/
Notes Indicate Nixon Interfered With 1968 Peace Talks

Documents from aide seem to confirm long-time speculation that Nixon tried to scuttle a Vietnam peace deal to help his presidential campaign.

In October 1968, during the Paris Peace Talks, the U.S. was ready to agree to cease bombing Hanoi, the capital of North Vietnam, in exchange for concessions that would halt the decades-long conflict which eventually killed an estmiated 58,000 American soldiers, 2 million Vietnamese civilians and 1.1 million North Vietnamese and Viet Cong combatants. But suddenly, the day before the 1968 presidential election, a close race between Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon, South Vietnam inexplicably walked away from the negotiating table. Direct U.S. military involvement in the war lasted another five years.

Wonder what kind of corruption will be revealed about Trump in fifty years?

[eccieuser9500]

No need to say just kidding. He was too "straight" for me.

I don't think there was so much corruption as Dumpster now, Dumpy just exacterbated it and now he can get away with murder. Saying as much.

And retards still want him in charge of actually executing the laws? How stupid can those idiots be?

[Tiny]

Originally Posted by txdot-guy

Don’t forget Nixon. There was a corrupt SOB. Colluding with the South Vietnamese to scuttle peace talks until after the election in 68. We might not know what happened for sure but it probably extended the war for another five years and resulted in many more dead and wounded.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart...lks-180961627/
Notes Indicate Nixon Interfered With 1968 Peace Talks

Documents from aide seem to confirm long-time speculation that Nixon tried to scuttle a Vietnam peace deal to help his presidential campaign.

In October 1968, during the Paris Peace Talks, the U.S. was ready to agree to cease bombing Hanoi, the capital of North Vietnam, in exchange for concessions that would halt the decades-long conflict which eventually killed an estmiated 58,000 American soldiers, 2 million Vietnamese civilians and 1.1 million North Vietnamese and Viet Cong combatants. But suddenly, the day before the 1968 presidential election, a close race between Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon, South Vietnam inexplicably walked away from the negotiating table. Direct U.S. military involvement in the war lasted another five years.

Wonder what kind of corruption will be revealed about Trump in fifty years?

Would it have made a difference TxDot? From the article,

While it’s likely that the revelation of Nixon’s involvement might have influenced the outcome of the 1968 American election, Jack Torry reports for Politico that the Paris Peace Talks were likely on the ropes before November 1968, and that the North Vietnamese were not serious about ending the war. Transcripts from the time show that South Vietnamese President Thieu was not willing to participate in talks that included the National Liberation Front, the communist party trying to overthrow the South Vietnam government.

Circling back to your theme, I don't think there's a common thread linking Nixon and Trump, that Republican politicians in particular are corrupt and hypocritical. Levianon's explanation is better IMO. Many politicians in both parties are corrupt, and most are hypocritical.

And yes, it would have been great if the USA had gotten out of Vietnam earlier, or had never been involved in the first place, except perhaps to shore up Thailand.

[Levianon17]

Originally Posted by farmstud60

Democrats commit crimes and corruption but they never get prosecuted for it, so therefore Republicans just ignore anything the Democrats charge Republicans of doing as Democrats already do it.

Politics is for the most part a criminal empire. So therefore, both Democrats and Republicans are recruited and controlled by the elitest that run the world. Trump has been the most hated president in history by both Democrats and Republicans but yet he still won in 2024, amazing.

[eccieuser9500]

Originally Posted by Levianon17

Politics is for the most part a criminal empire.

Endeavor.

I will most motherfuckin' definitely agree with that. Sir.

[Precious_b]

Originally Posted by farmstud60

Democrats commit crimes and corruption but they never get prosecuted for it, so therefore Republicans just ignore anything the Democrats charge Republicans of doing as Democrats already do it.

So, repubs, especially of the maggie ilk, get stupid lawyers.
Got Ya!

Thanks for clearing that up.

[RX792P]

Just like the Qatar 747, another gift for the future Trump library.
Any connection to Swiss tariff reduction is purely and completely coincidental.

President Donald Trump is being asked to provide more information about the Rolex watch and gold bar he accepted from Swiss businessmen last year, shortly before agreeing to lower tariffs on Swiss goods, by the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee.

In November, a delegation of Swiss businessmen visited the White House to speak with Trump after he imposed a 39 percent tariff on Swiss goods. Shortly thereafter, a Rolex table clock, which does not appear to be available for purchase by the general public, appeared on the president’s desk.

In addition, a custom gold bar was displayed on the Resolute Desk, worth more than $130,000,

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/...180742735.html

[Turner2099]

Originally Posted by RX792P

Just like the Qatar 747, another gift for the future Trump library.
Any connection to Swiss tariff reduction is purely and completely coincidental.

In May 2025, a UAE investment firm, linked to Sheikh Tahnoon, agreed to a $2 billion, 10-year investment into World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture founded by the Trump family and advisor Steve Witkoff. Weeks later, the White House approved the sale of hundreds of thousands of advanced Nvidia AI chips to the UAE.

https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsr...n-crypto-deals

[Turner2099]

Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leaked tax information

"The Times reported in 2020 that Trump did not pay federal income tax for many years prior to 2020, and ProPublica in 2021 published a series about discrepancies in Trump's records. Six years of Trump's returns were later released by the then-Democratically controlled House Ways and Means Committee."

Trump controls the IRS, Treasury, and Department of Justice. Pam Bondi will defend the IRS and Treasury.

When Trump sued the Department of Justice for $230 million in 2025 over multiple federal lawsuits filed against him (classified documents case, etc), he told reporters about settling, “It’s interesting, ’cause I’m the one that makes the decision, right?”

In October 2025, Trump said he he would likely donate the $230 million to charity or use for the money for projects like the White House ballroom.
Do you think he'll keep the $10 billion?

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/30/nx-s1...ax-information

[Tiny]

Originally Posted by Turner2099

Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leaked tax information

"The Times reported in 2020 that Trump did not pay federal income tax for many years prior to 2020, and ProPublica in 2021 published a series about discrepancies in Trump's records. Six years of Trump's returns were later released by the then-Democratically controlled House Ways and Means Committee."

Trump controls the IRS, Treasury, and Department of Justice. Pam Bondi will defend the IRS and Treasury.

When Trump sued the Department of Justice for $230 million in 2025 over multiple federal lawsuits filed against him (classified documents case, etc), he told reporters about settling, “It’s interesting, ’cause I’m the one that makes the decision, right?”

In October 2025, Trump said he he would likely donate the $230 million to charity or use for the money for projects like the White House ballroom.
Do you think he'll keep the $10 billion?

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/30/nx-s1...ax-information

Well, he sued CBS for $20 billion and settled for $16 million.

You have a good point. Couldn't Trump direct Bondi to settle the IRS case for billions? If that happened, would the courts let it stand? I'd suspect not.

The IRS does deserve to get its knuckles rapped for not protecting privacy. $20 billion is way too much though.

[Turner2099]

Originally Posted by Tiny

Well, he sued CBS for $20 billion and settled for $16 million.

You have a good point. Couldn't Trump direct Bondi to settle the IRS case for billions? If that happened, would the courts let it stand? I'd suspect not.

The IRS does deserve to get its knuckles rapped for not protecting privacy. $20 billion is way too much though.

He settled with CBS for $16 million, but another right-wing news source was created from the resulting merger between Paramount and Skydance, not to mention he got rid of a thorn in his side, Stephen Colbert. Colbert's show being canceled right after the merger is too much of a coincidence for me. Paramount/Skydance is also trying to buy Warner Brothers, which owns CNN. That would be another win for Trump from the $16 million settlement. Additionally, most legal experts agreed that CBS had a very strong case and likely would have prevailed as it was widely seen as having little to no merit under the First Amendment. Trump came out golden in that deal.