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Another Excellent Deep Dive by John Oliver: US History and Racism

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jaunte8/03/2020 4:10:00 pm PDT

re: #282 Teddy’s Person

“…Trump’s deal with Duvalier is worthy of examination for a pair of reasons. For one, it highlights how steeped the president has been in the murk of globalized kleptocracy — the money-men, the shell companies, the secrecy and hidden finances that continue to characterize the world’s wealthiest.

The Duvalier deal also highlights another reality that would have been concerning enough had the president never neared the power he now knows. From Panama to Azerbaijan, Americans have become increasingly aware of Trump’s prior proximity to massive money laundering, and corruption writ large, via luxury vehicles like his apartments.”
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