A lengthy investigation from The New Yorker estimates Trump and his family will have enriched themselves by more than $3.4 billion by the end of his second term, much of it from deals, transactions, and investments that almost certainly wouldn’t have happened if he’d never been president.

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  • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Following in Putin’s footsteps. The filthy rich should have taken note:

    “After Khodorkovsky’s conviction, the other oligarchs went to Putin and asked him what they needed to do to avoid sitting in the same cage as Khodorkovsky. From what followed, it appeared that Putin’s answer was, “50%” He wasn’t saying 50% for the Russian government or the presidential administration of Russia, but 50% for Vladimir Putin personally.”

    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      Yup. All these rich fucks giving him gold bars don’t realize that’s just the entry fee. He is going to demand more and more until he owns them.