Big difference is being out of office. I expect Trump to get a ton of money after leaving office, because people like proximity to fame, but I don't like the stench when he's in office and has direct political influence.
That said, Trump also investigated Obama for the Netflix deal. Will he investigate Melania now?
Being out of office is irrelevant. "Do this for me now, I'll make sure you're taken care of when you retire." This is so common the revolving door in government is a well worn trope.
As far as I can tell no executive branch agency investigated the Netflix deal.
> This is so common the revolving door in government is a well worn trope
On TV and Reddit. In the real world you’re not getting policy outcomes today for a handshake of a payout tomorrow without someone in office to guarantee your end.
Except if they back out of the deal after getting what they want, they'll never be able to make this kind of deal ever again.
Regardless, the revolving door is well known. It's been talked about since the 1800s. There's a wikipedia page for it. Pretending it doesn't happen doesn't change the fact that it happens and is quite common.
> if they back out of the deal after getting what they want, they'll never be able to make this kind of deal ever again
If someone is stupid enough to go running their mouth on a bribery gone bad, or one willing to give on policy in exchange for promises, you either didn't need to bribe them or are wasting your time and money.
These deals don't happen that way because they can't. It's why e.g. Bob Menendez winds up with gold bars, Melania is being paid now and Trump's crypto is being purchased and sold.
> the revolving door is well known. It's been talked about since the 1800s
Sure. But not in the way you describe. You hire the ex politician not to pay them back for a favour earlier but to curry favour with the folks still in power.
> Pretending it doesn't happen doesn't change the fact that it happens and is quite common
Straw man. Nobody said it doesn't happen. Just that the way you're describig it is wrong.
That said, Trump also investigated Obama for the Netflix deal. Will he investigate Melania now?