Overnight stays in the White House for wealthy donors. A re-decoration of a congressional office with red walls and a plume of pheasant feathers. The list of scandals related to money in politics got two new additions last month. In one, Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, pleaded guilty to breaking campaign finance laws. In the other, Representative Duncan Hunter, Republican of California, was accused of using $250,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses and lying to the Federal Election Commission.

Source: New York Times September 09, 2018 09:00 UTC