DOJ Closing Abbott Labs Case Spurs Wider Corporate Crime Retreat

(news.bloomberglaw.com)

90 points | by petethomas 3 hours ago

3 comments

  • josefritzishere 2 hours ago
    The administration seems to be pro-crime, which is very problematic.
    • vannevar 1 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.
      • Kapura 1 hour ago
        _strongly_ pro-crime
        • br0ceph 1 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
        • toyg 26 minutes ago
          Strong for crime, strong for the causes of crime.
      • hightrix 34 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.
        • sandworm101 1 hour ago
          Pro rich people crimes. They remain very much against poor people who break the law.
        • ck2 27 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

        • eunos 1 hour ago
          > criminal case against Abbott Laboratories over contaminated baby formula

          In Communist China they would be shot

          • ourmandave 46 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_lishin 1 hour ago
            Hey, here in America, sometimes CEOs get shot as well.
            • Kapura 1 hour ago
              not by the state, however. important distinction.
              • morkalork 1 hour ago
                Now that justice by official channels is closed, one wonders if a grieving parent will seek it out by unofficial means
                • garyfirestorm 1 hour ago
                  Parents could file a class action? RICO? How is this any different from organized crime?
              • red-iron-pine 36 minutes ago
                rarely
                • JumpCrisscross 51 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.

              • tracker1 44 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.