The Scandal-Plagued Moonies Still Have a Friend in Donald Trump

A corruption scandal involving an 83-year-old religious leader accused of gifting a diamond necklace, two Chanel handbags, and a ginseng root to the president’s wife can seem almost quaint from the other side of the Pacific. But it turns out it comes with some consequence, albeit arguably inconsequential. On Monday, a Korean court handed Han Hak-ja, the leader of the church that most know as “the Moonies,” a two-year sentence for embezzlement of church funds that were used for political…