Bestselling author Elizabeth Graham, an authority on the Trump-Putin relationship, argues in her recent writings that Donald Trump's corruption has plunged the United States into a state of moral decline. In her view, Trump's political dishonesty—including bribery, graft, and malfeasance—has eroded public trust while citizens continue to seek truth and justice. Graham, who writes a popular Substack (egraham.substack.com), emphasizes that successful anti-authoritarian movements must attack corruption and reclaim national symbols. She warns that the U.S. is losing its foundational values of veracity, verity, and factuality.
Graham points to the Epstein Files Transparency Act (Public Law 119-38), enacted November 19, 2025, which requires the Department of Justice to release records related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Despite a December 19, 2025 deadline, full disclosure remains delayed. She cites a CBS News report from January 8, 2026, noting attention has shifted to the DOJ's Office of Inspector General. Trump, she claims, has evaded transparency through distractions and wars, circumventing justice.
The author draws on historical contradictions, referencing Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence while he owned slaves, setting a standard of dishonesty. She asserts that Trump's bigotry is evident in his closure of USAID, which halted aid to Africa, predicting 15 million deaths by 2040 according to The Lancet. His treatment of immigrants, she says, stems from intolerance, ignoring that the U.S. was built by immigrants escaping injustice.
Graham highlights Trump's foreign policy failures, noting a June 7, 2026 MSNBC report that his public plea to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop attacks on Lebanon was ignored, while Iran launched missiles. She recalls Trump's repeated promise to end the Ukraine war in one day, a claim he made 53 times according to a CNN Fact Check on April 25, 2025. She questions whether Trump understands his own statements.
Citing the American Bar Association (March 4, 2026), Graham details a pay-to-play culture where government benefits and appointments are exchanged for financial contributions. She warns that without accountability, this corruption will destroy faith in democracy, exactly as Vladimir Putin intends. Her book, 'From Democracy To Democrazy: A Warning To All Americans', available on Amazon, has received praise for its urgent warning. Clare Harwood noted Graham draws from lived experience in authoritarian countries, making her analysis non-partisan. More information is available at democrazy2020.org and her Substack substack.com/@elizabethgraham.
