Everyone relax, DC has always been swampy. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. To get even more TYT in your life, go to ...
========== RECENTLY THERE WAS A
CONTROVERSY WITH MICHAEL COHEN ACCEPTING PAYMENTS FROM
NOVARTIS, AT&T, AMONG OTHERS, HE OF COURSE IS DONALD TRUMP'S
PERSONAL LAWYER, HE GOT OVER $2 MILLION FROM THESE PEOPLE AND
THEY WANTED TO INFLUENCE POLICY OF COURSE. FOR EXAMPLE, AT&T
WANTED TO GET THEIR MERGER APPROVED WITH TIME WARNER. HOWARD KURTZ SAYS THAT'S NOT THAT BIG A DEAL. WHY? HE MAKES A
GOOD POINT, HEAR HIM OUT. LET ME TAKE A BROADER VIEW AND
THAT IS THE MEDIA IS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THAT THERE IS GAMBLING
IN CASABLANCA. THEY HEAR ABOUT THESE BIG COMPANIES -- I'M NOT
DEFENDING THIS PRACTICE BUT DC IS A SWAMPY PLACE, THIS HAS GONE
ON FOR MANY, MANY ADMINISTRATIONS WHERE YOU HIRE
SOMEONE WHO IS A FRIEND OF SOMEBODY YOU HAVE HIRED FROM THE
WHITE HOUSE BECAUSE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ACCESS AND SOMEBODY...