Trump and Musk Hunt Selectively for Corruption

Peter Baker: “In this second incarnation as president, Mr. Trump is presenting himself as a born-again corruption fighter rooting out waste, fraud and abuse from all corners of the federal government — even as he is dismantling the government’s mechanisms for fighting corruption, as it has been traditionally defined.”

“The president is boasting that he and Elon Musk, his partner in the efficiency drive, have found ‘billions and billions of dollars’ of corrupt spending, although they have yet to provide evidence.”

“At the same time, his administration is dropping corruption cases against political figures with ties to him, firing inspectors general who actually search for abuse and pledging not to enforce a signature anti-corruption law against major corporations.”