Getting Our Money Back Will Be Key to Addressing Corruption
In a justsecurity.org opinion article, Noah Bookbinder and Justin Florence argue that Congress, state attorneys general, and eventually a reformed Justice Department should claw back corruptly obtained money through civil disgorgement, since criminal accountability has stalled after Supreme Court rulings overturning convictions like Bob McDonnell's and granting Trump immunity. They cite claimed Trump profits of $2 billion and Truth Social's $100,000-a-month insider access fees, expect blanket pardons, and say taking back ill-gotten gains could both punish the powerful and restore public trust.
