Senator Chris Murphy Charges that Trump “Has Opened a Channel for Bribery”

By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: May 26, 2025 ~ Last Thursday, two things happened that tens of millions of Americans believed could never happen in their country. First, the sitting President of the United States, Donald Trump, brazenly and openly courted monetary investments from foreign actors in one of his personal crypto business schemes in exchange for access to the President at an invitation-only reception and dinner, at which the press was barred from attending. The marketing site for the event included this language: “The Top 25 $TRUMP Meme Coin Holders on the leaderboard will enjoy a Private VIP Reception with President TRUMP and Separately by us to a Special VIP TOUR.”   In law-abiding countries this is known as illegal quid-pro-quo by a sitting government official. The U.S. previously dealt with such matters with criminal prosecution. But that was before Donald Trump turned the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorney General, and the … Continue reading →

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