Trump’s Cabinet Picks: Same Old Ethics, Worse Than Before
Donald Trump’s first term was marred by a staggering number of ethical scandals, including several Cabinet officials being referred to the Department of Justice for potential criminal investigations. Despite this unprecedented level of corruption, the DOJ chose not to pursue charges against any of them. Trump has now chosen to bring back several of these figures, including Robert Wilkie, the former Veterans Affairs secretary who was accused of discrediting a female veteran who said she had been sexually assaulted at a VA facility. Trump’s decision to rehire these figures, alongside others like Stephen Miller and Tom Homan, who were architects of the family separation policy at the border, indicates that his second term will likely be just as extreme and chaotic as his first.
John Q. Hosedrinker