ADNot only because the rough transcript of Trump’s “perfect” Ukraine call never once mentioned the word corruption. Nor because Trump has sought out shady business partners accused of corrupt practices in places such as Azerbaijan and Panama. If American companies don’t offer bribes, too, he said, “you’ll do business nowhere.”ADWhen Trump got into office, he decided to act on that long-simmering contempt. AD“It’s just so unfair that American companies aren’t allowed to pay bribes to get business overseas,” Trump whined in spring 2017, according to the book. So other countries out there, if you’re listening: If our government won’t hold Trump accountable, maybe yours will?

Source: Washington Post January 21, 2020 00:33 UTC