The article asserts that Donald Trump represents an unprecedented level of corruption in American politics. Unlike historical figures like Richard Nixon and Warren G. Harding, Trump's corrupt practices extend into the billions, with no significant consequence for his actions. The author argues that the Republican Party has enabled Trump by prioritizing electoral gains over accountability, as evidenced by their failure to convict him post-impeachment. While Democrats have made attempts to investigate Trump, they are also not blameless in allowing his evasion of consequences for his actions and abuses of presidential power.
But Trump's corruption is more than a matter of the sheer scale of his chicanery or the amount of money in play.
The institutions that have a constitutional duty to keep a criminal president in check have repeatedly folded rather than hold Trump accountable.
The majority of blame for this situation falls on the Republican Party, which has collectively decided that Trump is the political goose that keeps laying electoral gold.
Trumpian corruption takes many forms-most recently using the threat of tariffs to strong-arm other countries.
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