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19 November 2018
Did Somebody Say White-Collar Criminality?
Yes. . .The sassy
New York Times
Opinion Writer
Maureen
Dowd:
Too Rich to Jail
By
Maureen Dowd
Opinion Columnist
Nov. 17, 2018
You are encouraged and invited to read the opening teaser - the rest is up to you! Ready?
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Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, flanked by other cabinet members, attended a ceremony at the White House on Friday.
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Sarah Silbiger/The New York Times
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Here's how it begins:
WASHINGTON —
When I was in Reykjavik in August, Icelanders were bragging about putting the corrupt bankers who ravaged their economy in prison. In America, it works somewhat differently.
We let the corrupt bankers who ravaged our economy roam free with bigger bonuses, more lavish Hamptons houses and fresh risky schemes. The big banks are bigger than ever and prosecution of white-collar crimes is at a 20-year low. And, cherry on the gilded cake, we put white-collar criminals in charge of the country — elevating epic grifters to the presidency and powerful cabinet posts. . . .
Here's how it ends:
I’m sure we have nothing to worry about, though. As Sarah Huckabee Sanders noted Friday,
“There must be decorum at the White House.”
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/opinion
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