"The Trump administration will seek vengeance against any state that tries to resist the spread of crony capitalism... It's easy to imagine companies cozying up to Trump and the GOP to curry favor..."
"In a normal political moment, such explicit conflicts of interest wouldn't even begin to pass muster. But in this moment, ... nobody's going to step up to the plate to block such self-dealing."
"The news broke that one of Trump's close aides, Boris Epshteyn, was being investigated for a shakedown scheme in which he demanded hefty 'consultancy fees' from would-be administration nominees..."
"Musk's opposition to extending the $7,500 federal credit for the purchase of electric vehicles ... will hurt Tesla's competition far more than it will hurt Tesla."
#crony-capitalism #trump-administration #conflicts-of-interest #political-ethics #regulatory-agencies
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