A majority of Americans believe President Trump has profited inappropriately from a cryptocurrency empire while in office and disapprove of his family's global business activity, according to recent polls. Why it matters: Democrats are leaning into those concerns in their own midterm messaging — and laying the groundwork to audit Trump's historically lucrative presidency should they emerge victorious. - While Trump has argued "nobody cared" whether he and his family pursued business deals abroad during his first term, Americans seem to be signaling discomfort with the Trump family's business success. - The White House did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment. By the numbers: Most Americans (63%) say Trump and…
The attorneys general of Florida, West Virginia, and Louisiana have subpoenaed Dr. Anthony Fauci, demanding records tied to whether he used his pandemic authority to line his own pockets. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey, and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the joint subpoena requesting documents and communications generated […] The post Three state attorneys general subpoena Fauci over alleged personal profit from COVID guidance appeared first on American Almanac .
The attorneys general of Florida, West Virginia, and Louisiana have subpoenaed Dr. Anthony Fauci, demanding records tied to whether he used his pandemic authority to line his own pockets. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey, and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the joint subpoena requesting documents and communications generated between January 2020 and August of this year. The probe centers on whether Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the White House's COVID-19 czar, shaped public health guidance not to protect Americans, but to advance his own financial interests. The subpoena lands days after the Senate Homeland…Open
It was the latest sign that the president was doubling down on his fight for aspects of a deal that brings him vast benefits, even though they have jeopardized the confirmation of his pick for attorney general.
pixabay Politicians routinely enrich themselves through public office. Donald Trump stands apart, with a documented history of forgoing personal financial windfalls to deliver tangible benefits to everyday Americans.
No president has ever used the federal government to advance his own personal interests and those of his family and allies as expansively and openly as Mr. Trump has.
Several entities tied to Representative Mike Lawler, New York’s most endangered House Republican, paid a political consulting firm he once owned, raising ethics concerns.