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BumRushDaShow

(172,716 posts)
Tue May 19, 2026, 06:45 AM May 19

Jamie Raskin Says Trump's Gone From 'Brick And Mortar Corruption' To Something So Much Worse

Source: Huff Post

May 18, 2026, 07:26 PM EDT


Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) thinks President Donald Trump has gone from old school, “brick and mortar corruption” to a type of brazen profiteering that once seemed impossible now that he’s in his second term.

Fresh after news that Trump’s Department of Justice plans to create a $1.7 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to sponsor so-called victims of political “lawfare,” Raskin told The Daily Beast there is nothing more critical than cracking down on the administration’s array of grifts during the site’s Sunday podcast.

“We’ve never seen abuse like the kind of abuse that has taken place under Donald Trump,” he said, accusing the president of using legal loopholes and a “shadow government” to help his “personal wealth skyrocket during the second term.”

According to a March report from Forbes, Trump’s net worth has swelled by a full $1.4 billion since his January 2025 inauguration, largely from his cryptocurrency holdings. Noting how unregulated digital assets now make it easier than ever for “corrupt foreign governments” to channel funds the president, Raskin accused Trump of being at the top of “a completely lawless situation.”

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/raskin-trump-brick-mortar-corruption_n_6a0b511ee4b0df718a16a0e9?origin=home-latest-news-unit

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Jamie Raskin Says Trump's Gone From 'Brick And Mortar Corruption' To Something So Much Worse (Original Post) BumRushDaShow May 19 OP
"Brazen Profiteering" ahnakneemoose May 19 #1
Kick for Jamie Raskin - he is absolutely correct FakeNoose May 19 #2
So that he can make frequent hospital trips unreported. Wednesdays May 19 #4
Well OK he has a reason, I get it ... FakeNoose May 19 #9
Oh, indeed! Wednesdays May 19 #10
Donnie is a convicted criminal, self-confessed pedophile, and adjudicated sex offender (rapist)... CapnSteve May 19 #3
My Fellow Americans Mr.Bee May 19 #8
Just Great, now we have a Godfatter as a President. chouchou May 19 #5
Can Hunter Biden bcbink May 19 #6
Well Folks, Mr.Bee May 19 #7
Even with evidence, millions of magas don't care. progressoid May 19 #11
all thanks to the do-nothing GOP controlled Congress. mdbl May 19 #12

ahnakneemoose

(61 posts)
1. "Brazen Profiteering"
Tue May 19, 2026, 07:08 AM
May 19
Jamie Raskin (an attorney, law professor, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017) accused Trump...

...of being at the top of “a completely lawless situation.”

FakeNoose

(42,607 posts)
2. Kick for Jamie Raskin - he is absolutely correct
Tue May 19, 2026, 08:39 AM
May 19

Chump must be stopped ... this entire administration is out of control, but this East Wing Epstein Ball Room is the worst idea ever. Why does Chump need his own private underground hospital?

Wednesdays

(23,249 posts)
4. So that he can make frequent hospital trips unreported.
Tue May 19, 2026, 10:19 AM
May 19

As things are now, if he goes to Walter Reed or other hospital in the D.C. area, it can be detected and reported.

If there was a hospital in the White House, he can go to it without anyone knowing. Important as his health deteriorates.

FakeNoose

(42,607 posts)
9. Well OK he has a reason, I get it ...
Tue May 19, 2026, 10:56 AM
May 19

My point is why should the taxpayers be asked to pay for this?
The guy already has more money than God, let him pay for his own hospital.

Or use the Walter Reed Medical Center hospital that has already been provided for Presidents. It was fine for every other President including St. Ronald Reagan.

Wednesdays

(23,249 posts)
10. Oh, indeed!
Tue May 19, 2026, 11:06 AM
May 19

He's tapping public funds to sponsor an unnecessary project designed to cover his ass.

CapnSteve

(414 posts)
3. Donnie is a convicted criminal, self-confessed pedophile, and adjudicated sex offender (rapist)...
Tue May 19, 2026, 09:46 AM
May 19

...and he will continue "criming" until he is stopped. Vote blue in the midterms and he will be held to account.


Mr.Bee

(1,926 posts)
8. My Fellow Americans
Tue May 19, 2026, 10:54 AM
May 19

shock me... Were you not awake during the '80s and '90s??
or during his birther madness??

bcbink

(130 posts)
6. Can Hunter Biden
Tue May 19, 2026, 10:32 AM
May 19

Apply? Many many times? Hillary Clinton? It must be a long list. I would also like to see the appeals. This could be quite the show. I would just love to see the democratic applications pour in.

Mr.Bee

(1,926 posts)
7. Well Folks,
Tue May 19, 2026, 10:46 AM
May 19

you've seen full well what republicant fuxnews adminstrone has done to this country.
In case you didn't learn from 2016, now you're being reminded this go round.
Research. Everyone has basically the equivalent of a Library of Congress in their pockets.
Turn off your TV. Squelch the ads. Trust progressive endorsements. Look stuff up.
Now IS the time to vote like your life depends on it, because, it does.

progressoid

(53,407 posts)
11. Even with evidence, millions of magas don't care.
Tue May 19, 2026, 12:35 PM
May 19

Hell, millions of magas don't know the difference between millions and billions.

We are a nation where morons gladly voted for criminals.

mdbl

(8,820 posts)
12. all thanks to the do-nothing GOP controlled Congress.
Tue May 19, 2026, 01:20 PM
May 19

Anyone that votes for a republican is responsible for the destruction of our society.

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