Trump corruption

Fourth of July: Frederick Douglass, America’s Ill-begotten Founding Son

Friday, July 3, 2026 at 8:32 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

America turns 250 as Trump turns the Fourth of July into a vanity grift of passports, pageantry, caste, and resentment. iPINIONS contends that Frederick Douglass, America’s ill-begotten Founding Son, still exposes the country’s original sin and its ongoing failure to honor the promise of equality. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/fourth-of-july-frederick-douglass Read more.

Trump Turns the Presidency Into a Ponzi Scheme

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 8:41 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Trump isn’t just moving markets. iPINIONS contends that he’s turning the presidency into a Ponzi scheme with a Bloomberg terminal, where taxpayers and ordinary investors are the suckers while his family, donors, crypto cronies, prediction-market operators, and rich friends profit from the volatility he manufactures. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/trump-turns-the-presidency-into-a Read more.

Trump Should Make Elon Fund His Ballroom and Jan 6 Payoffs

Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 8:38 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Trump’s ballroom and Jan 6 payoff fund are suddenly unfunded. So iPINIONS thinks the obvious move is to make Elon Musk pay. With SpaceX poised to make Musk the world’s first trillionaire, Trump can rebrand the grift as private generosity and launder the vanity through Elon. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/trump-should-make-elon-fund-his-ballroom Read more.

WSJ: Trumps Have Already Grifted Millions

Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 6:47 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal published an exhaustive report on the myriad ways members of the Trump family are monetizing his presidency. The headline and subtitle spoke volumes: How the Trumps Turned an Election Victory Into a Cash Bonanza – First lady’s documentary deal with Amazon, president’s legal settlements, and other transactions near $80… Read more.

Trump Will Extort ‘Broligarchs’ to Become Richer than Elon Musk

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 9:32 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

In case you haven’t noticed, Donald Trump doesn’t just want power. He wants what Vladimir Putin has: obscene wealth and abject loyalty. And Trump has undoubtedly picked up autocratic tricks from his puppet master. But as president of the richest, most powerful country in history, Trump will have “absolute immunity” to enrich himself unchecked. So… Read more.