Summary
Donald Trump has exempted himself from key ethics guidelines required under the Presidential Transition Act, which he signed into law in 2020.
By rejecting federal funding for his transition team, Trump avoids donor limits and disclosure requirements, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and transparency.
Critics, including Senator Elizabeth Warren and government watchdogs, warn that Trump’s refusal to submit an ethics plan undermines accountability and could open the door to corruption.
This move marks a break from precedent and has sparked alarm over potential personal enrichment during his presidency.
Trump is like “lol, I can’t spell that”.
“which he signed into law in 2020.” You’ve got to be fucking kidding
…could open the door to corruption.
“could”
ROFL!
Can things stop. I just… Want things to stop now.
Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives
There once was a man from Jamaica, Who liked to sling pieces of paper. The tropical sun was a topical one, And the walri could see it much deeper.
Can someone explain this to me
Recite it in concordance with Jamaican patois phonology, and it rhymes.
Is there more to it than rhyme? It makes no sense to me. 💩🧠💩😅
In how many ways do we need to signal to Trump that he can do whatever he wants, without repercussion?
We’re so fucking useless.
Stop with the precedent. Decorum and tradition means nothing and only Dems keep falling for it and setting themselves arbitrary barriers.
Maybe just maybe you guys should have laws that require this instead of ohbits always been done this way. What a riduclulse country.
It is a law. Apparently it’s just not enforced.
It is a law. Trump signed it in his first term.
Penalties include
- no transition funding
- no early read-ins to get up to speed
Apparently they don’t care. Congress could probably do something but Senator Warren is shouting into a void
Edit: if you don’t sign an ethics statement promising not to accept
bribesdonations from unethical sources presenting a strong appearance of conflict of interest, your penalty is you get to acceptbribesthemThe question isn’t who is going to let me, it’s who is going to stop me.
Are we having a stronk
Call the Trumpulance?
HuNtEr BiDeN!!1!
This is the problem with trying to follow decorum against a fascist.
I mean the universe spent years letting us all know this guy was corrupt as fuck.
Americans voted for corruption.
We WANT corruption.
We’ll be no better than Russia by the end of our lives. And it will have been no one else’s fault but our own.
Not mine, thanks
Thank goodness for the watchdogs! I’m so glad they’re here. What would we do without them?!?!?
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I appreciate the rare honesty, I guess. Not like it would change anything if he did it.
Now he did it. IT’S DONE. WE GOT EM. Donald will finally feel the FULL FORCE of our justice system telling him that they are VERY CONCERNED.
Mark your calendars everyone, we have a new holiday.
😂
Him not signing an ethics pledge is probably the most honest move he did in his lifetime.
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