The Socialist Worker editorializes that, when you boil it all down, the Trump Administration isn't about drama. It's about corruption:
Trump is obviously not the first or only corrupt American leader, but, just as he's pushing the acceptability of open racism and sexism to new lows, he's normalizing naked corruption -- and, therefore, impunity for the rich and powerful.
This isn't just about his scandals -- it's his philosophy of government to replace laws and systems with a series of individual decisions that increase the power of the decision-maker.
Trump's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fines Wells Fargo for defrauding customers even as the administration strips regulations to prevent future crimes. That may seem like a contradiction, but for business, the message is clear: what matters less is legality than staying in Trump's good graces.
Trump has always been about corruption. His focus has always been on getting rich -- by whatever means possible. Those who have worked for Trump are a remarkable group of grifters:
Like Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt, who has repeatedly accepted gifts from the energy companies on whose behalf he is wiping out inconvenient regulations. And Trump hatchet men Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn, whose unreported lobbying work for foreign governments made them early targets of Mueller's special investigation into collusion between the Russian government and Trump's presidential campaign.
Stormy Daniels may occupy today's news. But the real news is about how Donald Trump is getting rich -- as he has always gotten rich -- at the public's expense.
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