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.
Trump’s Case Is the Exception, Not the Rule
White-collar crimes are prosecuted at much lower rates than many other crimes in the United States.
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in New York City on May 31. Kena Betancur / AFP
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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