Dan Gillmor

Trump's presidency was -- by far -- the most corrupt in at least a century. If he gets back in, the corruption will be infinitely worse. We'll be living in what is accurately called a dictatorial "Mafia state".

This isn't speculation. It's simple reality.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/01/trump-second-term-mafia-state/676128/

I should note that not even one journalism organization even attempted to keep detailed track of the breadth and depth of the corruption in Trump's circle.

Why expect better now?

Trump’s Corruption Unbound

Donald Trump and his cronies left his first administration with a playbook for self-enrichment in a second term.

The Atlantic
Dec 22, 2023 at 4:48amWeb
Show threadWndlBDec 22, 2023
@dangillmor Come on! Jarvanka earned their riches for acting as “the interns.”
Show threadTake It EV Podcast 🎙️Dec 22, 2023
@dangillmor @vmstan corruption will be the last problem folks will have when he gets back
Show threadJoe Hill 🇵🇸🇺🇦Dec 22, 2023
@dangillmor I wonder if I’ll even live to see the DOJ prosecute him for the “legal bills PAC” fraud or the selling pardons grift. Seems like they’re 5-6 prosecutions down the road. Maybe 2028-2030, if a fascist doesn’t win election and pardon him before that.
Show threadLAURENDec 22, 2023
@Joe_Hill @dangillmor He hasn't got too many miles left on him.
Show threadSpaceLifeFormDec 22, 2023

@dangillmor

MSM: We can't follow all of this stuff because that takes effort and we would rather talk about Red Herring stories for the ad revenue.

Look! A Squirrel !

Show threadZorro Notorious MEB 😡Dec 22, 2023
@dangillmor Yeah, he even has Harding beat, which is saying a lot.
Show threadResunaDec 22, 2023

@AlgoCompSynth @dangillmor

He's up there with Andrew Jackson.

Show threadE_NonymouseDec 22, 2023

@dangillmor Not the most corrupt, but being alive as long as I have been I can say it is one of them and highly ranked.

For the record please don't make this matter purely partisan, that just excuses all the corrupt politicians from other parties from their responsibilities, corruption isn't partisan and never has been.
Its bad enough I see a lot of 'that side did this..' on other platforms.
He is without a doubt among the worst in my lifespan.

Show threadLAURENDec 22, 2023
@dangillmor What would make him the most corrupt president? Just want to prepare for the inevitable. He will go down as the worst president this country has ever seen.
Show threadjoe•iuculano Dec 22, 2023

@dangillmor

the Gotti-fication of America

Show threadNicole ParsonsDec 22, 2023

@dangillmor

Texas public corruption comes a close second.https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/18/greg-abbott-texas-fundraising-governor-donors/

https://lonestarproject.net/2023/07/18/republican-cruelty-and-corruption-in-texas/

https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2022/10/18/two-thirds-of-board-members-overseeing-texas-public-universities-are-abbott-donors-theyre-not-shy-about-wielding-influence/

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/16/texas-ken-paxton-attorney-general-legal-cases-securities-fbi/

https://lonestarproject.net/2022/03/08/abbotts-quid-pro-uh-oh/

https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-public-corruption-crystal-city-texas.html

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/winter-blackouts-pipelines-campaign-donations-18350667.php

https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/naked-corruption-abbotts-private

https://apnews.com/article/5a62516b5d544615b343d73198d0e459

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/campaign-to-sabotage-texas-public-schools/

In Texas, where money has long dominated politics, Greg Abbott is in a league of his own

The two-term governor’s donors enjoy access, appointments to boards and commissions, and a chance to bend the ear of a politician who may harbor bigger ambitions.

The Texas Tribune
Show threadMarcoDec 22, 2023
@dangillmor It looks like a kind of pattern: rightwing clown in Power > "friends" making money + nazi and fascist ideas polluting public discourse.
Just have a look at some European countries
Show threadC. LambethDec 22, 2023

@dangillmor
There's not a single case in history of someone promising to be a dictator, having a plan to be a dictator, having a team of dictatorial sycophants and enablers, and then turning around to be some kind of principled defender of democracy.

Not one.

#Trump 🤮🤮🤮