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The Extremely Dumb Excuse That Republicans Are Using To Justify Trump's Corruption

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30.05.2025

For two years, Republicans hounded former President Joe Biden’s family for any evidence he participated in his son Hunter’s foreign business deals.

Lawmakers grilled witnesses about the Bidens’ phone habits, sifted through family bank records, hauled in Hunter Biden’s art dealer for questioning and even subpoenaed people who bought his paintings. Republicans swore they uncovered impeachable offences, even if they uncovered no direct evidence of wrongdoing.

President Donald Trump, meanwhile, is openly inviting anyone to put money directly in his pockets by purchasing his crypto token. He’s rewarded the biggest spenders with direct access to himself personally.

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By any reasonable standard, Trump’s self-enrichment is more contrary to ethical standards and norms of good governance than anything Joe Biden did. But House Speaker Mike Johnson has a ready rationalisation for why it’s OK.

“The difference, of course, is that President Trump does everything out in the open. He’s not trying to hide anything. There’s no shell companies or fake LLCs or fake family businesses. He’s putting it out there so everybody can evaluate for themselves,” Johnson said Sunday.

Scott Jennings, a CNN analyst who frequently defends the White House, offered a similar defence of Trump pardoning political allies, saying Thursday, “It’s being done out in the open. It’s being done in the light of day.”

It’s a variation of the frequent White House boast that Trump, by virtue of his frequent interactions with reporters, is the most transparent president in history, and especially so compared to the reclusive Biden.

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