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Why Has Trump's Exceptional Corruption Gone Unchecked? all political corruption is not the same in the" swamp"

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 "Drain the swamp” suggests that all political corruption is the same. It isn’t, and the distinctions matter. "When corruption is perceived as universal, those in power can use investigations and allegations of corruption as a weapon. Trump has followed the playbook  invoking his catchphrase again in recently calling for an investigation of Obama. American politics is in urgent need of repair, but the idea of the swamp feeds a cynicism that’s not only inaccurate but also makes it harder to distinguish between decent people who are trying to do the best they can in a difficult system and real malfeasance and even allows the latter to flourish unchecked. In the GOP's version the undifferentiated “swamp” matters more than the gradations along the wide scale from the new member of Congress desperate for campaign funds to the raw plunder of Mr. Trump, his family and allies."

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