Trump's First 100 Days: 40 Acts of Corruption That Should Have Brought Down This Presidency

Senator Chris Murphy delivers devastating floor speech documenting unprecedented White House corruption

In a powerful Senate floor speech that should be dominating headlines, Senator Chris Murphy meticulously documented 40 separate corrupt acts committed by Donald Trump in just his first 100 days back in office. What's most alarming isn't just the volume of corruption, but how quickly Americans have become numb to behavior that would have ended any previous presidency.

Murphy's documentation reads like a masterclass in how democracies die - not through dramatic coups, but through the steady erosion of norms and accountability until corruption becomes the operating system of government.

The most egregious example Murphy highlighted is the "Trump crypto coin" scandal, which he called "the biggest scandal in the history of the American presidency." This isn't hyperbole - it represents an unprecedented entanglement of presidential power with personal financial gain that makes previous corruption scandals look quaint by comparison.

Perhaps most disturbing is Trump's deliberate dismantling of anti-corruption guardrails. By ending enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, Trump has effectively given his staff permission to accept payments from foreign governments and companies seeking to purchase influence. This creates a direct pipeline for foreign money to corrupt American policy from within.