Member-only story
Trump Corruption Index
Paychecks for All the President’s Men: This Week in Trumpland Corruption
From giving PPP dollars to companies with White House ties to more Sharpiegate drama, this was yet another standout week
Is there enough graft, double-dealing, and self-interested chicanery in the Trump administration to publish this column every week? Only time — and Trump — will tell. (But we feel pretty confident.) Presenting this week’s installment of the Trump Corruption Index.
The White House’s Personal Paycheck Program
Federal data released this week showed that businesses with ties to the Trump family stand to get $21 million in federal aid through the Paycheck Protection Program, which grants funds to businesses to pay up to eight weeks of payroll costs. Among the beneficiaries: Princeton Forrestal LLC, a Kushner Cos. real estate company, was awarded a loan between $1 million and $2 million; and Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, a law firm that represented Trump for over a decade before his presidency, received between $5 million and $10 million.
- Corrupt-o-meter (out of a possible 5 emojis): 💰💰💰💰💸
