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Senator Adam Schiff@SenAdamSchiff · May 14, 2025

I just left the Senate floor, where I laid out Trump's real "Art of the Deal." For himself. Here are Donald Trump's 10…

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A senator lists 10 examples of alleged corruption involving Trump, including deals with Elon Musk, foreign governments, and family business ventures, arguing the president prioritizes personal enrichment over public service.

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    I just left the Senate floor, where I laid out Trump's real "Art of the Deal." For himself. Here are Donald Trump's 10 most outrageous displays of corruption yet. 🧵

  2. #2

    At number 10 – Donald Trump and Elon Musk turning the White House Lawn into a Tesla showroom. As repayment? A $100,000,000 gift from Elon to Donald Trump's personal political apparatus.

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    At number 9 – Spending your tax payer dollars on golfing vacations. And charging you for all of his staff and their stays at the Trump clubs. Among all the chips, shanks, and missed putts... Your wallet is what's taking the hardest hit.

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    At number 8 – Melania's new documentary. Amazon spending $40 million on licensing fees that go to the Trump family. Then turning around and selling $10M "sponsorships" to their billionaire friends just to get in good with the Trump family.

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    At number 7 — the Private Club: The Trump sons are opening an exclusive club here in Washington, D.C. called “The Executive Branch.” I wish I was kidding. If you want to get in good with the Trumps, you’ve gotta pay the cover fee. Memberships start at only $500,000.

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    At number 6 – A brand new Trump International Hotel & Tower Dubai. Cash from the UAE, directly going into the pockets of Trump and his family.

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    At number 5 – A new golf course in Doha. A $5.5B deal to build some new links – more hundreds of millions in cash for the Trump family and organization from a foreign government that wants to buy favor.

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    At number 4 - Saudi Projects galore. Remember when Jared Kushner got a $2 billion investment from the Saudis after Trump left office the first time? Well the Trump Organization is back in Saudi – and just announced three brand new projects.

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    At number 3 – Starlink deals for tariff relief. Elon Musk has his proximity to Trump to negotiate a whole raft of Starlink deals with countries desperate to get out from under tariffs. To the point where official cables essentially lay out the quid pro quo. Corruption of the highest order.

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    At number 2 – the 747. A nearly half a billion dollar "gift" requiring costly taxpayer-funded upgrades and retrofitting. That Trump then gets to keep. For his personal use.

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    And of course, at number 1, the meme coin. Effectively posting his Venmo account online – inviting cash payments from whoever needs to buy influence. The single most corrupt, self-serving act of any President in American history

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    That’s the "art of the deal" with this President. He gets rich. You get screwed. Over and over and over again. With shady deals, quid pro quos, massive gifts, you name it.

  13. #13

    Trump cares about one thing, and one thing only. Deals to make himself richer. Make his family richer. Make his billionaire friends richer. And he is succeeding. Big time. The art of the deal indeed.