Trump’s Case Is the Exception, Not the Rule

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White-collar crimes are prosecuted at much lower rates than many other crimes in the United States.

By , a deputy editor at Foreign Policy, and , a columnist at Foreign Policy and director of the European Institute at Columbia University. Sign up for Adam’s Chartbook newsletter here.
The head of former U.S. President Donald Trump is seen as he peers over a black car door as he exits Trump Tower and enters the vehicle on a Manhattan street.
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in New York City on May 31. Kena Betancur / AFP

Former U.S. President Donald Trump was recently convicted on 34 felony counts, each punishable by a fine or up to four years in prison. The crimes at issue here were all of an economic nature, centering on the falsification of business records for the purpose of covering up hush money payments to the adult film actor Stormy Daniels—and improving his chances of winning the 2016 presidential election.

Cameron Abadi is a deputy editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @CameronAbadi

Adam Tooze is a columnist at Foreign Policy and a history professor and the director of the European Institute at Columbia University. He is the author of Chartbook, a newsletter on economics, geopolitics, and history. Twitter: @adam_tooze

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