Never in 250 years has America witnessed a sitting president shield himself and his family from tax scrutiny, after leveraging policies that benefit his own businesses and personal portfolios, as Donald J. Trump has done. Why it matters: This isn't a hidden scandal. Trump has done this publicly and proudly . Last year, we called it the "most unprecedented presidency in 250 years." In doing so, he has set a precedent — once so unfathomable as to be laughable — that it's OK for presidents and family members to make billions off deals affected by government decisions, then use the Justice Department to secure lifetime protection from scrutiny of their past tax returns. - Trump's crypto venture alone has been a windfall unlike anything…
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Foreign Affairs American Conservatives Don’t Hate Europe But they do reject the erosion of its civilization. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images As President Trump prepared to give his address to the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 21, expectations within the transatlantic community were not exactly high. Against the backdrop of escalating tensions over Greenland and tariff threats, Trump delivered an hour-long speech that combined his administration’s accomplishments with pointed criticism of Europe. The continent’s leaders and elites responded with a mix of indignation, defensiveness, and unease—an understandable reaction given the circumstances. That said, many European responses to the Trump administration’s…Open