A gangster state. And Mr Trump fits right in. For people like him, it's not even criminal, or treasonous activity. They see it as simply "business". For them, this is what "real men" do, governments are just little gangs of sniveling accountants who interfere with the real movers and shakers. And for them, legit financiers and industrialists are just chumps, shopkeepers, street peddlers. And if they feel that way about businessmen, can you imagine the total contempt they have for mere workers?

You're right about the money laundering aspect of this. That lady lawyer is actually a registered lobbyist, trying to overturn the Obama sanctions on Russian oligarchs, including Putin, who were stashing money in the West.

But no matter what turns up in these investigations, and even if legal action is taken against the perpetrators and criminal penalties handed out, the right wing will go to their graves believing these are noble entrepreneurs victimized by statist bureaucrats. For them, this is a legitimate activity justified because it keeps the government from taxing your profits.