RUSH TRANSCRIPT One Joining ░░░░░░░░ now Virginia canter chief ░░░░░░░░ for ethics and anti ░░░░░░░░ with state democracy defenders ░░░░░░░░ She is one of ░░░░░░░░ coauthors of a New ░░░░░░░░ Times op ed headlined ░░░░░░░░ plane from Qatar Come ░░░░░░░░ man Virginia thank you ░░░░░░░░ being with us You ░░░░░░░░ interpreted rules related to ░░░░░░░░ from the president s ░░░░░░░░ foreign governments When President ░░░░░░░░ was in office Trump ░░░░░░░░ this plane is not ░░░░░░░░ personal gift to him ░░░░░░░░ often points to the ░░░░░░░░ at the Reagan library ░░░░░░░░ an example an equivalent ░░░░░░░░ How do you see ░░░░░░░░ Well there s no ░░░░░░░░ that this is a ░░░░░░░░ gift to him and ░░░░░░░░ he intends to use ░░░░░░░░ for his personal use ░░░░░░░░ the presidency If it ░░░░░░░░ a gift to you ░░░░░░░░ United States government it ░░░░░░░░ have to be accepted ░░░░░░░░ behalf of the us ░░░░░░░░ and no government official ░░░░░░░░ want the responsibility of ░░░░░░░░ apart and rebuilding a 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░░░░░░░░ analysis by CNBC and ░░░░░░░░ found that at least ░░░░░░░░ of the top 25 ░░░░░░░░ are likely non Americans ░░░░░░░░ White House spokesperson told ░░░░░░░░ Wall Street Journal quote ░░░░░░░░ Trump only acts in ░░░░░░░░ best interests of the ░░░░░░░░ public administration Officials previously ░░░░░░░░ any conflict of interest ░░░░░░░░ the meme coin dinner ░░░░░░░░ an outside business engagement ░░░░░░░░ is not an official ░░░░░░░░ House event So Virginia ░░░░░░░░ concerns you most about ░░░░░░░░ has bought a seat ░░░░░░░░ the table with Trump ░░░░░░░░ it s a it ░░░░░░░░ a perfect crypto assets ░░░░░░░░ they lack transparency It ░░░░░░░░ anonymous financing They re ░░░░░░░░ perfect vehicle for corruption ░░░░░░░░ in this case what ░░░░░░░░ interesting about the meme ░░░░░░░░ is by itself it ░░░░░░░░ absolutely no value It ░░░░░░░░ a digital image And ░░░░░░░░ know it s sold ░░░░░░░░ think at the outset ░░░░░░░░ 7 and then it ░░░░░░░░ up to 79 and ░░░░░░░░ it crashed I mean ░░░░░░░░ think some people estimate ░░░░░░░░ losses of individuals at ░░░░░░░░ billion but it s ░░░░░░░░ perfect way to monetize ░░░░░░░░ presidency And that seems ░░░░░░░░ be what President Trump ░░░░░░░░ done here He s ░░░░░░░░ the top 220 investors ░░░░░░░░ access to him through ░░░░░░░░ private dinner at one ░░░░░░░░ his local golf clubs ░░░░░░░░ think he also had ░░░░░░░░ a vip reception in ░░░░░░░░ House tours to the ░░░░░░░░ 20 donors I m ░░░░░░░░ sure what the status ░░░░░░░░ that is but it ░░░░░░░░ you know the perfect ░░░░░░░░ vehicle for obtaining access ░░░░░░░░ the president I will ░░░░░░░░ I believe That White ░░░░░░░░ That White House tour ░░░░░░░░ believe was withdrawn from ░░░░░░░░ whole package deal Let ░░░░░░░░ get to though another ░░░░░░░░ York Times op ed ░░░░░░░░ which a public policy ░░░░░░░░ wrote for Trump quote ░░░░░░░░ is a superpower His ░░░░░░░░ are out in the ░░░░░░░░ and he insists they ░░░░░░░░ not scandals at all ░░░░░░░░ s current administration is ░░░░░░░░ personalist It is built ░░░░░░░░ loyalty to him even ░░░░░░░░ he blurs his personal ░░░░░░░░ and public offices Virginia ░░░░░░░░ you agree with that ░░░░░░░░ and if so what ░░░░░░░░ the impact of this ░░░░░░░░ of transparency So I ░░░░░░░░ you know I think ░░░░░░░░ op ed makes a ░░░░░░░░ valid point But and ░░░░░░░░ think the purpose of ░░░░░░░░ and is to normalize ░░░░░░░░ in other words to ░░░░░░░░ it seem like something ░░░░░░░░ does and we should ░░░░░░░░ accept it as part ░░░░░░░░ our you know public ░░░░░░░░ And it s a ░░░░░░░░ very dangerous as a ░░░░░░░░ That s why we ░░░░░░░░ to call it out ░░░░░░░░ we see it We ░░░░░░░░ have to fight corruption ░░░░░░░░ see to it We ░░░░░░░░ to either fight for ░░░░░░░░ we believe in as ░░░░░░░░ of the values of ░░░░░░░░ United States of America ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ to a corrupt state ░░░░░░░░ America We have legislation ░░░░░░░░ pending You mentioned the ░░░░░░░░ assets We have legislation ░░░░░░░░ before Congress now that ░░░░░░░░ establish regulatory frameworks under ░░░░░░░░ genius act and market ░░░░░░░░ act that do fail ░░░░░░░░ address conflicts of interest ░░░░░░░░ we have to take ░░░░░░░░ on if if if ░░░░░░░░ re or we will ░░░░░░░░ accede to a corrupt ░░░░░░░░ Virginia canter again author ░░░░░░░░ more time of The ░░░░░░░░ York Times op ed ░░░░░░░░ a plane from Qatar ░░░░░░░░ on man I just ░░░░░░░░ to say it again ░░░░░░░░ s great Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much. 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