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David Cay Johnston: The Big Cheat

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There Were Forty Four Presidents Before Donald Trump

There were forty four presidents before donald trump. Are there no examples of any of those forty four presidents using the presidency to enrich themselves? There's some petty venality along the way. A richard nixon bought a broken down water ocean view property in orange county. And a wally turner, who, for 20 years as the new york times guy in san francisco back in the seventies, showed that taxpayers had spent a fortune fixing the place up under the guise of making it secure for the president,. but really, they did everything from putting in ice machines with the specific thing trump like.

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