News Summary

• In his first term, Donald Trump appeared to be gunning for the title of most corrupt president in U.S. history.
• But after taking advantage of four years on the sidelines to ruminate about how to do better, he’s blown all competition out of the water in the nine months since retaking the Oval Office.
• The second Trump administration is a striking monument to governmental misconduct, but the ground was broken long ago, with both parties laying the foundation.
• Trump himself is a byproduct of the wealthy being empowered to violate the law.