In Reply to: Nits turn into lice posted by mh on June 30, 2026 at 11:21:25
Remember when it seemed like the most monstrous, unprecedented corruption was that, during his first term, President Donald Trump stomped all over the Emoluments Clause by owning a hotel where eager oligarchs and hangers-on could pay to stay?
Doesn’t that just seem quaint by comparison to the orgy of corruption that is Trump’s second term?
In the latest bit of grift, we’ve got another conveniently timed stock move. Early in February, Trump bought between $1 and $5 million in Axon stock—a pretty hefty purchase, even for the man who has billions of corrupt dollars at his disposal.
An Axon body camera is worn by MSGT Matt Gilmore who is one of the officers using Axon's Draft One AI software at OKCPD headquarters on Friday, May 31, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford, File)
An Axon body camera is worn by a law enforcement officer.AP
That big purchase came just two weeks before Immigration and Customs Enforcement posted a notice for a $220 million Taser contract, one where really only Axon would fit the bill.
It’s good to be king, particularly when you get to create a sort of vertical integration of corruption because no one is going to stop you. All you have to do is instruct your agency to create a contract where only one company fits the bill, then buy stock a couple of weeks before the request for proposals hits the government’s contracting database.