In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here.The Trump administration must get far tougher on corruption and insider trading, and its righteous crackdown on immense Medicare and Medicaid fraud provides a template for action.Unfortunately, however, the Trump administration is adopting the opposite approach toward insider trading and pay-to-play corruption.
Take Trump’s $1.8 billion shakedown of the IRS. This will provide compensation payments to Trump allies who say that the Biden administration unfairly weaponized the Justice Department against them. Who these individuals actually are, however, is left unclear. Will Jan. 6 rioters receive payments?
Then there’s the insider-trading epidemic and Trump’s pattern of buying stocks in companies that subsequently benefit from his own policy decisions.
TRUMP’S STATE VISIT IS A GOLDMINE FOR CHINA’S SPIES
One soldier has been charged with betting on Polymarket in anticipation of the raid to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. According to prosecutors, Gannon Ken Van Dyke made $400,000 in bet winnings by predicting when the Maduro raid would occur. The problem is that Van Dyke’s apparent insider trading is just the beginning. And it appears that many other government or military officials are getting away with similar crimes.
