Another thing nobody is really talking about but which would have been a scandal in the last administration is the degree to which almost all of the people in Trump cabinet or DOGE are still working at their private sector jobs. There is zero expectation by this White House that people should not compromise the integrity of the office by creating a conflict of interest. Somehow this has already become normalized.

Even if we ignore all the illegal and unconstitutional actions by the president so far, this cabinet and administration is by far and away the most corrupt and compromised because of it.

@briankrebs The one bright side of this is that if we somehow make it through this crisis with an intact and recognizable nation remaining, it just might be the size 14 boot up the ass that the US needs to say "This can't go on, we have got to get the corruption and dark money out of our government."
@zakalwe @briankrebs It didn't work after the first Trump administration, why would it work now?
@jhooper @briankrebs By comparison, round 1 was almost benign.
@zakalwe @briankrebs yeah, but if you get your news from traditional sources, you won't necessarily know that.