The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart The For-Profit Presidency
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May 15, 2025 
Susan Glasser, a staff writer at The New Yorker and co-author of "The Divider," joins investigative reporter Eric Lipton from The New York Times to unpack the depths of presidential profiteering. They discuss Trump’s entangled business dealings, the erosion of ethical standards within U.S. governance, and the implications of the emoluments clause. Their insights extend to the intersection of politics and cryptocurrencies, raising serious concerns about conflicts of interest and the future of democracy.
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Conflicts Vs. Legal Corruption
- Trump exhibits clear conflicts of interest and ethics violations, though legal corruption requires explicit quid pro quo.
- This erosion of norms corrupts governance even if legal proof is pending.
Unprecedented Scale Corrupts System
- Trump and family scale corruption to unprecedented levels while systematically weakening rule of law.
- The Justice Department's failure to act deepens the crisis, emboldening unchecked abuses.
Supreme Court Eroded Ethics Laws
- Supreme Court rulings have largely dismantled legal tools against presidential corruption.
- The President is exempt from criminal conflict-of-interest laws, complicating accountability.
