The Guardian view on Trump’s wealth and power: a medieval court wreaks havoc in the 21st century | Editorial
Supreme court rulings, and revelations of the president’s enrichment since his return to office, show that he has turned back the clock Donald Trump is
Supreme court rulings, and revelations of the president’s enrichment since his return to office, show that he has turned back the clock Donald Trump is not known for his reverence for the US constitution. But in his second term, he is doubling down on his claim from the first: that the text grants him “the right to do whatever I want as president”.
This is, to put it mildly, an extremely unusual interpretation of article 2. But it is the thread that draws together the headlines dominating recent days: a spate of supreme court rulings, mostly to his benefit, and the revelation that he has raked in $2bn since returning to office, half of it from cryptocurrencies.
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