DOJ Closing Abbott Labs Case Spurs Wider Corporate Crime Retreat(news.bloomberglaw.com)
81 pointsby petethomas3 hours ago3 comments
  • josefritzishere2 hours ago
    The administration seems to be pro-crime, which is very problematic.
    • vannevaran hour ago
      Given that the President is a convicted felon who maintains that what he did was fine, and that he has pardoned thousands of unrepentant criminals, and that the vast majority of his party enthusiastically endorsed all this, I would say "pro-crime" is an understatement.
      • Kapuraan hour ago
        _strongly_ pro-crime
        • br0cephan hour ago
          on a daily basis the current US president commits treason against the people of the united states, which im pretty sure even presidential immunity doesnt protect against. Just one of the shady dealings with foreign monarchies, laudering their bribes directly to the president thru billion dollar purchases of worthless crypto "assets" ala world liberty financial; should land the president and his entire family in capital punishment
        • toyg4 minutes ago
          Strong for crime, strong for the causes of crime.
    • hightrix12 minutes ago
      This admin is pro-money. Anything and everything can be bought. Pardons, contracts, legal outcomes, you name it. Bribe trump and he'll do whatever you ask.
    • ck25 minutes ago
      Trump Inc is a white-collar crime family which is why he pardons every white-collar crime they can find

      BTW you know those classified records he took to Mar-a-lago that almost put him in prison?

      They were all the records about his family businesses, it's documented, they were unique investigation records and he was trying to end all investigations

    • sandworm101an hour ago
      Pro rich people crimes. They remain very much against poor people who break the law.
  • eunos2 hours ago
    > criminal case against Abbott Laboratories over contaminated baby formula

    In Communist China they would be shot

    • ourmandave25 minutes ago
      They also disappear you for selling books critical of the Party, so it's a two edged katana.

      Ex-HK bookseller Lam Wing-kee, detained by China in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70

      https://www.npr.org/2026/07/03/g-s1-131904/ex-hk-bookseller-...

    • pavel_lishinan hour ago
      Hey, here in America, sometimes CEOs get shot as well.
      • Kapuraan hour ago
        not by the state, however. important distinction.
        • morkalorkan hour ago
          Now that justice by official channels is closed, one wonders if a grieving parent will seek it out by unofficial means
          • garyfirestorman hour ago
            Parents could file a class action? RICO? How is this any different from organized crime?
      • red-iron-pine15 minutes ago
        rarely
      • JumpCrisscross29 minutes ago
        > here in America, sometimes CEOs get shot as well

        No, they don't. The UnitedHealth dude who got shot had a CEO title, but Thompson was ultimately a middle manager.

        The actual CEO of UnitedHealth Group–the one who signs off on its financial statements and fields quarterly calls–and the billionaire owners were fine. Which explains, in part, why nothing changed after the shooting.

  • tracker122 minutes ago
    This is just more than a little fucked up... I think we've "limited" liability way too much in terms of corporations... it's the investors that are meant to be protected, executives and board members are not meant to be immune. And I do think in the worst cases, the death penalty should be on the table.

    edit: to be clear, IMO, corporate power is an expression of govt power, which should be minimized.