I think a lot of their actions have been predicated on the idea that “We will never be investigated; we are untouchable”.
That works if they have powerful friends, and if they take some basic precautions to obscure the essence of what they’re doing. But when the curtain is drawn back, all is revealed and it ain’t pretty.
So far, they have been untouchable.
Jim Biden (Joe’s brother) has gotten loan guarantees he didn’t merit, and some sweetheart backing as well.
And that’s just the Bidens... I don’t need to tell you about Pelosi’s son in the Ukraine, or Kerry’s stepson, or ... well, it goes on and on.
It’s interesting... it looks like Joe Biden is worth around 9 million according to a recent FOX article. That’s reasonable, I suppose, for a 50-year high executive. But, he lives like someone worth much more, traveling all over, and appears to shephard many business opportunities to family members.
That’s why the net worth figures for Congressional members is a bit suspect. Those who were poor when they went into Congress, and became better off, are mostly all crooks, IMHO.