{"id":13151,"date":"2026-05-25T21:21:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/05\/25\/warning-flags-about-the-trump-administration-and-alleged-corruption-npr\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T21:21:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:21:30","slug":"warning-flags-about-the-trump-administration-and-alleged-corruption-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/05\/25\/warning-flags-about-the-trump-administration-and-alleged-corruption-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning flags about the Trump administration and alleged corruption – NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A large image of President Trump hangs from the the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building on May 18 in Washington. The Justice Department has announced the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund for allies of Trump who allege they were unfairly targeted by the federal government under the previous administration. Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images <\/b> hide caption<\/b><\/b> <\/p>\n

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In recent days, the news has been filled with some eyebrow-raising choices by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

Like the disclosure of thousands of stock trades, being granted immunity from IRS audits, and the DOJ’s nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.<\/p>\n

These actions have raised questions from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Michael Waldman, president and CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice, a non-partisan legal think tank, says these actions amount to “corruption in plain sight.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

For sponsor-free episodes of\u00a0Consider This,<\/em>\u00a0sign up for Consider This+<\/em>\u00a0via Apple Podcasts or at\u00a0plus.npr.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Email us at\u00a0considerthis@npr.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This episode was produced by Tyler Bartlam and Karen Zamora,\u00a0with audio engineering by Peter Ellena and Ted Mebane.<\/p>\n

It was edited by Tinbete Ermyas.<\/p>\n

Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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