Biden: ‘I establish countering corruption as a core United States national security interest.’
Biden specifically singles out countering “strategic corruption” (ie, Giuliani and Firtash) in new memo: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
Biden’s statement centering anti-corruption efforts as ‘a core U.S. national security interest’:
Biden admin says US “will be taking additional steps” to end anonymous real estate purchases in the US (unclear how/when): whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
Won’t be at all surprised if last week is viewed as a turning point in the broader fight against kleptocracy, malign finance, and strategic corruption.
U.S. is staking a clear claim to leadership in this space. (Now, will the White House deliver?)
‘White House officials have kept their heads down and laid the groundwork for what could become the most sweeping policy initiative against corruption and kleptocracy in U.S. history.’ securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/biden-puts-oli…
‘The whole-of-government mobilization against corruption appears to mark a fundamental change for the United States.’ fcpablog.com/2021/06/07/fig…
With the sudden focus from the Biden Administration on corruption and kleptocracy, another plug of my forthcoming book:
AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY: How the U.S. Created the World’s Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History
Out this November. Pre-order here: read.macmillan.com/lp/american-kl…
More from White House: ‘Together with our G7 partners, the United States is resolved to taking meaningful actions to… [limit] the ability of bad actors to launder dirty money in real estate purchases’ whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
🧵 Biden specifically discussing money laundering in real estate as an area of focus for the G7/US moving forward:
'What we may be seeing is a shift away from supply-side corruption enforcement... to the broader demand-side. Not only corrupt public officials but the banks, real-estate agents, lawyers and accountants who are facilitating these transactions' wsj.com/articles/biden…
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