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Trump exempts himself from ethics pledge as watchdogs sound alarms (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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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.

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[-] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 10 points 10 months ago

Thank goodness for the watchdogs! I’m so glad they’re here. What would we do without them?!?!?

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[-] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 8 points 10 months ago

My brother in Christ you signed the law

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Yeah, but it applied to other people, not ~~God~~ Trump.

[-] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

I really hope the segment of poor people that voted for him suffer greatly under his regime. They need to learn a hard kind of lesson they seem to be unwilling to learn any other way.

[-] caden@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 10 months ago

This is not it. What an abhorrent and sadistic take.

Here's a handy tip for the future: if you find yourself writing a sentence that goes "I really hope [...] poor people [...] suffer greatly", maybe reconsider posting it.

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[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Did you just become one of the “hurting the right people” crowd?

Ot doesn’t work on them anyway. They just blame someone else.

[-] LePoisson@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

I don't think you understand the psyche of people voting for him, even if Trump personally came to their house and stomped on their balls they would vote for him.

It won't make any difference to their future votes if they suffer, it'll just be suffering.

I still don't really know a good way to pry people away from his cult of personality or convince them of the truth but suffering for the sake of itself is not good.

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[-] Randelung@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Stop with the precedent. Decorum and tradition means nothing and only Dems keep falling for it and setting themselves arbitrary barriers.

[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Can things stop. I just... Want things to stop now.

[-] DeadWorldWalking@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives

[-] Brodysseus@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Toothless watchdogs is more like it

[-] MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Why am I not in the least bit surprised.

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