Donald Trump promised to "drain the swamp" in Washington, but critics say he's creating a new swamp of potential conflicts of interest. The White House has opened a revolving door by appointing lobbyists and corporate leaders to regulate the businesses they formerly worked for. Public money's being spent at Trump properties, and family members have the chance to enrich themselves by making government policy. Ethics officials and reporters say the flood of possible violations is so great that a single scandal looks like it's just part of business as usual.
Will Washington become a kleptocracy?
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Credits
Guests:
- Justin Elliott - ProPublica - @justinelliott
- Norman Ornstein - American Enterprise Institute / Atlantic - @NormOrnstein
- Laurence Tribe - Harvard University - @tribelaw
- David Rivkin - BakerHostetler - @DavidRivkin