Is 2025 the first year in history, that politicians went into politics, to make money?
politicians have been making bank forever, but in the olden days they just used their insider info (i.e. in conjunction with lobbyists/the industry) to buy and sell stocks, something which isn't illegal for them but would be insider trading for anyone else.
trump is an innovator. old-school pols had a desire to at least
appear proper and a begrudging respect for the law... trump ain't got time for that. put assets in a blind trust? make me. foreign dignitaries and secret service staying at my overpriced hotels and golf courses? don't see no specific law against that! work with industry to pump up a stock? too long, too complicated, not guaranteed - crypto pump-n-dump is WAY more profitable! and in case you're in the market for a guitar...
