Schumer Will Introduce Bill to Create Anti-Corruption Bureau

Is this a smart move or is Schumer being hypocritical?
Schumer Will Introduce Bill to Create Anti-Corruption Bureau
Above: Sen. Chuck Schumer in Washington, D.C. on July 30. Image credit: Finn Gomez/Getty Images

The Spin


Democratic narrative

Donald Trump has turned the presidency into a personal profit machine, raking in billions through crypto ventures, defense contracts for his sons and a $400 million jet from Qatar. Meanwhile, he's gutted programs that working families depend on. Senate Democrats are right to push for an independent agency to follow the money and claw back corrupt profits.

Republican narrative

Schumer's anti-corruption push rings hollow when Democrats refuse to ban congressional insider trading, skip fraud hearings and back politicians with deeply controversial records of their own. The forum itself was disrupted by a protester calling out Schumer's hypocrisy on live issues that dwarf the talking points he rehearsed.



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