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Trump doesn't know anything. ...Trump's own words and conduct ...and his comments on many issues ...show how appallingly ignorant he is.
The Making of Donald Trump (2017)
When Donald Trump took the oath of office "to faithfully execute the laws" and to be "loyal to the United States of America", he then got in a motorcade to go to the White House.
David Cay Johnston, "It's Even Worse Than You Think (2018)
The Trump presidency is about Trump. Period. Full stop.
It's Even Worse Than You Think (2018)
Donald Trump's administration is turning America into what the ancient Greeks called a kakistocracy. ...[A] government of the worst people, the most venal, unqualified criminal elements around.
David Cay Johnston, "It's Even Worse Than You Think (2018)
These termites operate out of sight... to bully or scare scientists into leaving, remove from public access... public records... necessary to enforce environmental, worker safety, and other laws.
It's Even Worse Than You Think (2018)
In 2006... China, Japan, Canada, and Mexico—accounted for 60 percent of our worldwide trade deficit of $764 billion.
Free Lunch (2007)
[H]e does not have a clue about the Constitution's system of checks and balances.
The Making of Donald Trump (2017)
We were promised that... markets would provide solutions.
David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (2009)
[T]axes are at the core of our democracy.
Perfectly Legal (2005)
The fundamental affect that's taking place... is that government has changed from focusing on nurturing and developing a stable middle class, to these other policies.
David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (2009)
The emoluments clauses... go to the very nature of... America and whether we are a nation of laws... whether elected office is for public service or it permits profiteering.
It's Even Worse Than You Think (2018)
While at my last paper, I won a Pulitzer Prize for exposing so many tax dodges and loopholes that a prominent tax lawyer called me the "de facto chief tax enforcement officer of the United States."
The Making of Donald Trump (2017)
The Founders of this country are in two groups... [W]e live in the second American republic because the first American republic under the Articles of Confederation failed, because it had no power to tax.
The Tyrant Next Time (2019)
Trump has worked hard to make sure few... know about his lifelong entanglements with a major cocaine trafficker [Joseph Weichselbaum].., with American and Russian mobsters and many mob associates, and with various con artists and swindlers.
The Making of Donald Trump (2017)
Where are the moralists about Donald Trump's behavior? ...His conduct is outrageous.
David Cay Johnston, "It's Even Worse Than You Think (2018)
The super rich... largely control what the government knows about their incomes. And their friends in Congress have slashed budgets for inspecting the tax returns...
Perfectly Legal (2005)
There is a never-ending struggle against the need for the state to be strong enough to be functional and to have a civilized society, and at the same time, its desire to crush those who stand in the way.
David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (2009)
Because of... law suits Trump paid back $25 million... so the scam would not follow him into the White House.
It's Even Worse Than You Think (2018)
[O]ne of the fundamental changes that's taken place is more and more coverage of controversies instead of issues.
David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (2009)
We have to... channel... greed so that it becomes useful to our society.
The Tyrant Next Time (2019)