536. Is Trump’s Corruption Machine Reaching New Extremes?

The Rest Is Politics

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🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Has the scale of Donald J. Trump’s corruption become too big to prosecute? Is the US Constitution now a roadmap to tyranny instead of a protection against it? Why do 72% of Gen Z think things will only get worse, and can mainstream politics win them back? Join Alastair and Rory as they answer all these questions and more. __________ Go deeper into the world of The Rest Is Politics by signing up for our free newsletter HERE, featuring exclusive interviews, analysis and weekend reads from Alastair and Rory. Join The Rest Is Politics Plus. Start your free trial at therestispolitics.com to unlock exclusive bonus content – including Rory and Alastair’s miniseries – plus ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, exclusive newsletters, discounted book prices, and a private chatroom on Discord. The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. Stop overpaying for energy. Switch at fuseenergy.com/politics and get a free TRIP+ subscription. Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ nordvpn.com/restispolitics It's risk-free with Nord's 30 day money back guarantee ✅ __________ Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @restispolitics Email: therestispolitics@goalhanger.com __________ Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: Josh Smith, Bruno Di Castri Assistant Producer: Daisy Alston-Horne Producer: Evan Green Exec Producer: Emily Kent Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to The Restis Politics. To support the podcast, listen without the adverts and get early access to episodes and live show tickets, go to therestispolitics.com. That's the rest is politics.com.
0:13.6	Is Donald Trump the most corrupt president we have ever had? Trump's corruption is about flooding the zone. There's so much of it going on
0:22.8	that one can barely keep up. It's the scale of it that I think is making people feel they just don't
0:28.1	know how to handle it. The corruption story is almost just too big for people to confront. As usual with
0:33.6	Trump, any single one of these things would have been enough to lead to the resignation of a leader in any other country.
0:40.7	He really genuinely doesn't seem to care how anything looks. He will brazen all of it out.
0:45.7	And the challenge to Americans is, are you prepared to change your constitution? Because if you keep this constitution going, you're on the high road to tyranny and corruption.
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2:11.0	Politics now demands a kind of constant attention.
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