Mastodawn

The administration has been doing all it can to dismantle institutions, like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, that were created to help keep investors and markets safe after the ‘08 financial crisis. Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, and other Trump officials and allies — including some officials at the Federal Reserve — have also been doing all they can to undermine bank supervision, which tries to limit the kind of risk-taking that brought on the ‘08 crisis.
#trumpcrime #finance

bsmall2 Sep 10

> A drug dealer.. President Donald Trump.. granted clemency to in 2021 once again faces violent criminal charges following a long string of other arrests in the intervening years.
> This is the latest in a long line of people Trump pardoned or commuted who went on to get in further legal trouble. A number of the Jan. 6 rioters.. have been re-arrested or convicted on various charges, including possession of illegal child material, and.. Matthew Huttle, was shot dead by police while resisting arrest.
https://www.rawstory.com/jonathan-braun-2673976849/
#ToughOnCrime #TrumpCrime

Drug kingpin freed by Trump faces new violent criminal charges

A drug dealer whom President Donald Trump controversially granted clemency to in 2021 once again faces violent criminal charges following a long string of other arrests in the intervening years.According to The Daily Beast, Jonathan Braun "faces up to five years in prison if [convicted] for all of t...

Raw Story

Trump Watch 👀Aug 12, 2025

“Trump’s administration brazenly stole $239M from the National Endowment for Democracy—money Congress clearly approved. A judge ordered them to stop sabotaging democracy. This is outright corruption and abuse of power. #Corruption #TrumpCrime” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/u...

Judge Tells Trump Officials to...

Judge Tells Trump Officials to Release Funds for Democracy Group

The Trump administration had been withholding $239 million in congressionally appropriated funding from the National Endowment for Democracy when the group sued in March.

The New York Times

Trump Watch 👀May 30, 2025

Trump’s latest pardons are blatant corruption — rewarding fraudsters and cronies who serve his interests, not justice. This abuse of power shreds the rule of law and mocks accountability. America deserves better. #Corruption #TrumpCrime #RuleOfLaw www.vox.com/the-logoff-n...

The cost of a pardon