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A quarter century ago, Vladimir gathered 21 of ’s top in the Kremlin to let them know that he, not they, held in Russia. The young Russian president (not yet for life) informed them that they could keep the wealth they’d amassed if they complied w/his political goals. Partnership w/Putin held out the prospect of , & even greater riches.…

#USpol#law#Trump

Most of the submitted, but those who didn’t went to or into , lest they fall prey to the country’s epidemic of window-plunging deaths. (Khodorkovsky was imprisoned, putatively for fraud & tax evasion, but really for supporting independent media & opposition parties.) Since then, affinity for has been a sine qua non of high-level economic success in Russia.

#USpol#law#Trump

An eerily reminiscent scene played out late last year at Mar-a-Lago, ’s Winter Palace, where , one of Trump’s enforcers, met w/ ’s CEO, . The weather was more pleasant, & presumably neither party contemplated defenestration as a settlement alternative, but many other details seemed to echo. “Mr. Miller told Mr. Zuckerberg that he had an opportunity to help reform America, but it would be on President-elect Donald J. Trump’s terms,” NYT reported.

Nonilex

Because had recently warned, “We are watching [Zuckerberg] closely, & if he does anything *illegal*” during Trump’s 2nd term, “he will spend the rest of his life in ,” this opportunity must have sounded enticing. indicated that he would not in any way obstruct Trump’s agenda, acc/to the Times, & foisted blame for any prior offenses onto subordinates.

By the time assumed power, was lavishing him w/praise. “We now have a US admin that is proud of our leading companies,” he gushed of the man who had…threatened him w/ , “that prioritizes American technology winning. And that will defend our values & interests abroad.” His rehabilitation complete, Zuckerberg assumed a place of pride at Trump’s inauguration, alongside , , & other [].…

@Nonilex

After being threatened with a lifetime in prison for exercising his business judgment and 1st Amendment rights, Mark Zuckerberg's bus now has more bodies underneath it than Donald Trump's.