Trump has reduced US safeguards against corruption and white-collar crime

As the Trump administration signals its intention to crack down on certain crimes, it’s also signaling a major ambivalence toward others.

Criminal prosecutions of white-collar offenses have been declining for decades under both Republican and Democratic presidents. But amid sweeping policy and personnel changes at the Justice Department, that downward trend seems poised to accelerate under President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi.