Ex-president has pledged regulatory changes and other policies to boost big donors’ businesses, watchdogs say

Ex-president has pledged regulatory changes and other policies to boost big donors’ businesses, watchdogs say

As Donald Trump has ramped up fundraising from mega-donors for his 2024 presidential campaign and allied Super Pacs, he has increasingly pledged regulatory changes and other policies to boost their businesses, campaign-finance watchdogs have warned.

Experts say Trump’s political pitches and maneuverings are a clearly “transactional” chase for big checks, and pose a serious danger of major corruption in a US political system already flooded with powerful donors and lobbyists.

Trump’s transactional fundraising style has accelerated, and is underscored by his intense efforts to corral backing and big checks from Elon Musk – the billionaire who owns the social media platform X and is worth $263bn– plus fossil-fuel and crypto currency moguls, while dangling favorable federal policies and perks, say critics.

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  • @AbidanYreEnglish
    38•3 months ago

    Trump ’s court i ng of big donor s poses major corrupt ion dangers, experts warn

    There. I think that covers it.

    • @Hawke
      28•3 months ago

      I mean shit, if corruption were the worst of him we’d be in a lot better shape than we are now.

      • @AbidanYreEnglish
        4•3 months ago

        I did my best with the headline they gave me.

        • @Hawke
          3•3 months ago

          You did fine, but man is the headline underselling the problem. They got Al Capone for tax evasion, too, so here’s hoping history repeats.