alt Hacker News> the law must be respected and the being seen ignoring the law would have a chilling effect on appearance of a fair democracy.
While I appreciate the spirit of this comment, I think that this ship sailed long time ago when United States elected a convicted felon twice, who then proceeded to virtually break all the laws with no repercussion.
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Yeah fair. But not everyone is POTUS. And maybe we can hold CEOs to a higher standard, idk.
This is fixed by enforcing the law. Defeatist logic like this serves no purpose. Said country delivered a large electoral defeat to that person a week ago.
The fact that this scandal was leaked is a sign that the rule of law is returning.
Just putting it out there, but he might not be the best role model to try and emulate even for a ruthless company. Especially now that the laws might at last be enforced against him.
I'm sure the fact that Trump owns tons of NVDA was of _absolutely_ no consequence when the Department of Commerce granted them the ability to sell their GPUs to certain Chinese companies.
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Unfortunate but true. The current admin is lawless which makes everything think that they are stupid if they follow the law.
Not to mention another friend of the admin whose crimes in DOGE might need investigation.