{"id":65568,"date":"2026-05-13T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/05\/13\/how-the-trump-administration-has-undermined-the-fight-against-public-corruption-npr\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:00:00","slug":"how-the-trump-administration-has-undermined-the-fight-against-public-corruption-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/05\/13\/how-the-trump-administration-has-undermined-the-fight-against-public-corruption-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Trump administration has undermined the fight against public corruption &#8211; NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiigFBVV95cUxNekwySVJlRjZqLWRmdHZRd2pyMnY4V3Q1WWd6SlEydFc1cXZXNmZUUUxkVVJ6c3ZheXF0dDBSUk10d3ZPUEc1cThJQXYxZFk2ZUtJbmtBRVdXSU9ramlKMV9saXdyMC1rdGRxdHdTdnVELUt0T2lYejQtMk5hTmREMHdUel9jVFVrZkE?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">How the Trump administration has undermined the fight against public corruption<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">NPR<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMipgFBVV95cUxQWG94YXNIbnhoYURXRkNleXhNT29TODN6Qk1ES0JudVd4eTJsR2NiNHVmTXV0aTIwY01nZUN1WGNLaExiQjNiZEVYaV96S19XQlc4Yjh6REJienFFNHliOUhZWkYzdnJZTUo3NEt5WHY5ck43aFFReGR3aWVzWFdJbTJEdXBOOVpUMXBnc3FONy0zaG96RUQ0a2lJczgtOGs0V3FRNGRn0gGrAUFVX3lxTE8zNWxxYlc4VFM0SGlHXy1VVDIxWVQxTllSdkRVT3NkaGFJQXNKb2hCMFE4cnJrVmFMZnY4ejJ4LUJ6dVBuckhoTndTT0kzM2lENVMtdXJQMi1FOWJpMzZ3OUR2LTFIUVJlTnU5WHFTU0hjNEt1QWZVWFZQWE1IZV9IQ19YdVl1eEJxME92NEdYaDA0V3RDLVlVZjE5VGRKSDNwS1RTN1Y1M203aw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Trump pardon recipients face congressional investigation over &#8220;pay-to-play&#8221; 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