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DOJ Closing Abbott Labs Case Spurs Wider Corporate Crime Retreat

91 points by petethomas 4 hours ago | 24 comments

The administration seems to be pro-crime, which is very problematic.

vannevar 2 hours ago

Given that the President is a convicted felon who maintains that what he did was fine, and that he has pardoned thousands of unrepentant criminals, and that the vast majority of his party enthusiastically endorsed all this, I would say "pro-crime" is an understatement.

Kapura 2 hours ago

_strongly_ pro-crime

br0ceph 2 hours ago

on a daily basis the current US president commits treason against the people of the united states, which im pretty sure even presidential immunity doesnt protect against. Just one of the shady dealings with foreign monarchies, laudering their bribes directly to the president thru billion dollar purchases of worthless crypto "assets" ala world liberty financial; should land the president and his entire family in capital punishment

red-iron-pine 40 minutes ago

don't forget Trump's 90 minute call w/ Putin on the 4th of July a few days ago

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/05/europe/putin-trump-call-indep...

or that time multiple US congressmen were forced to spend the 4th in Moscow

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/395719-gop-senators-visi...

ourmandave 51 minutes ago

When you view it through the lens of Graft First, everything makes sense. All the seeming stupidity, ineptitude, and hypocrisy is just to make a buck.

Governing doesn't even appear to be an afterthought.

I still haven't figured out how he's profiting from Trump Accounts yet. Kick backs I suppose.

kevin_thibedeau 34 minutes ago

The stupidity and ineptitude is still real. These are a gang of nepo-babies who have mastered the art of failing up.

toyg 27 minutes ago

Strong for crime, strong for the causes of crime.

hightrix 35 minutes ago

This admin is pro-money. Anything and everything can be bought. Pardons, contracts, legal outcomes, you name it. Bribe trump and he'll do whatever you ask.

sandworm101 2 hours ago

Pro rich people crimes. They remain very much against poor people who break the law.

jackb4040 51 minutes ago

Let's be honest, poor people in general.

skeledrew 47 minutes ago

To be poor is a crime.

mindslight 59 minutes ago

I don't think this quite captures it. The "Dual State" concept seems much more on point. https://www.thefunsinthefight.com/p/welcome-to-the-dual-stat...

ck2 28 minutes ago

Trump Inc is a white-collar crime family which is why he pardons every white-collar crime they can find

BTW you know those classified records he took to Mar-a-lago that almost put him in prison?

They were all the records about his family businesses, it's documented, they were unique investigation records and he was trying to end all investigations

eunos 2 hours ago

> criminal case against Abbott Laboratories over contaminated baby formula

In Communist China they would be shot

ourmandave 48 minutes ago

They also disappear you for selling books critical of the Party, so it's a two edged katana.

Ex-HK bookseller Lam Wing-kee, detained by China in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/03/g-s1-131904/ex-hk-bookseller-...

hightrix 34 minutes ago

Yes, and so does trump's America.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/...

pavel_lishin 2 hours ago

Hey, here in America, sometimes CEOs get shot as well.

Kapura 2 hours ago

not by the state, however. important distinction.

morkalork 2 hours ago

Now that justice by official channels is closed, one wonders if a grieving parent will seek it out by unofficial means

garyfirestorm 2 hours ago

Parents could file a class action? RICO? How is this any different from organized crime?

red-iron-pine 38 minutes ago

rarely

JumpCrisscross 53 minutes ago

> here in America, sometimes CEOs get shot as well

No, they don't. The UnitedHealth dude who got shot had a CEO title, but Thompson was ultimately a middle manager.

The actual CEO of UnitedHealth Group–the one who signs off on its financial statements and fields quarterly calls–and the billionaire owners were fine. Which explains, in part, why nothing changed after the shooting.

tracker1 45 minutes ago

This is just more than a little fucked up... I think we've "limited" liability way too much in terms of corporations... it's the investors that are meant to be protected, executives and board members are not meant to be immune. And I do think in the worst cases, the death penalty should be on the table.

edit: to be clear, IMO, corporate power is an expression of govt power, which should be minimized.