The onslaught of media stories about the Trump family’s stake in cryptocurrency betrays a strange new interest in coverage of the perception of corruption. As Speaker Mike Johnson reminded CNN’s Jake Tapper, things were (D)ifferent back then.
Watch as Tapper ends the interview with the crypto question, and is instead confronted with questions about the timing of his book and the scope of his reporting on President Joe Biden’s physical and cognitive decline (click “expand” to view transcript):
TAPPER: I want to ask you about something else. President Trump held a closed-door event Thursday night for top investors in his private cryptocurrency. We do not know who was there. The list has not been released. We do not know how much of the money came from outside the country. The president has, of course, a huge role to play when it comes to regulation, regulating crypto. I really…
