Big crooks get pardoned while little crooks get killed.

In his piece today, Paul Krugman explains why Trump is pardoning the major drug trade players, while his Defense Secretary is ordering strikes against people who are at worst small-time drug smugglers, and may well be innocent fishermen.

It’s all about the money, Krugman says, and the billions Trump and his crypto/tech broligarchy stand to gain.

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-pro-crypto-or-pro-crime