Trump is taking a sledgehammer to anti-corruption cause

U.S. Hits New Low in Global Corruption Index as Trump Halts Anti-Bribery Law
The United States drops to its lowest ranking ever on the Corruption Percepts Index, as President Trump halts enforcement of anti-bribery law.
Trump’s Plan Comes Into Focus: Make America Corrupt Again
If you’re a foreign government or a corrupt company trying to turn a public official into your toady, Monday’s move sends a powerful signal — one of many — that America is open for business.
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How Trump and Bondi are breaking America’s anti-corruption safeguards
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' bribery debacle highlights how DOJ has recently moved to ignore and underplay kickbacks.
Trump is taking a sledgehammer to the anti-corruption cause
Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The writer is author of ‘Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World’ Two developments this week have taken a sledgehammer to the US’s supposed leadership role as an anti-corruption crusader.
Trump's Justice Department hits the brakes on anti-corruption enforcement
The U.S. Justice Department has sharply stepped back its anti-corruption efforts under President Donald Trump, from loosening enforcement of laws meant to stop companies from bribing foreign officials to directing its prosecutors to drop a criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams.
Donald Trump Working To Make Corruption Great Again
President Donald Trump has spent his first three weeks in office making corruption easier, for him and anyone else with any degree of power. In a single 24-hour period on Monday, Trump fired the head of the Office of Government Ethics,
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PM even in America "covered up Adani's corruption": Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi criticises PM Modi's silence on the Adani case, suggesting it's a cover for corruption.
How Trump’s USAID Freeze Threatens Global Democracy
The unprecedented move creates a power vacuum that autocrats and U.S. enemies will step in to fill, writes David Koranyi.
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Musk wants ‘corrupt judge protecting corruption’ impeached: ‘Treasury Secretary CANNOT access any data from the treasury?’
Elon Musk called for a DOGE-blocking judge to be impeached as Liz Cheney got slammed for her comments on the alleged overstep.
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‘Justice is dead in America’: Mayoral candidates react to DOJ direction to drop Eric Adams’ corruption charges
The New York City mayor got some relief Monday after Trump’s Justice Department directed the U.S. Attorney for the Southern ...
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2024 Corruption Perceptions Index: Corruption fuels environmental crime across the Americas
Luciana Torchiaro, Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Advisor of Transparency International said: “To overcome corruption and build more peaceful, resilient and sustainable societies, ...
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Elites, criminal networks and aid failures drive the immigration crisis
Latin America’s elites have long controlled land ... created a criminal-political ecosystem in which exploitation, corruption and violence are mutually reinforcing, leaving ordinary citizens ...
Modi covered up Adani’s corruption even in America: Rahul Gandhi
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi covered up billionaire businessman ...