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How Trump turned the presidency into a $5 billion grift

The Presidency as a Revenue StreamNot “a Little Corrupt”The reported story is simple enough: Donald Trump is using the presidency to make himself richer, and not in the old, deniable way of favors, golf-club bookings, and quiet donor access. The New York Times piece cited here puts hard numbers around it: billions tied to crypto ventures, federal financing for a Kazakhstan-linked deal, a Qatari jet, and a settlement branded as an “anti-weaponization fund.” That is the context. The political meaning is uglier.This is not ordinary corruption with a polished suit on top. It is open…

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