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Trump Bashed Lobbyists. Now He’s Their BFF

SWAMP THING

On the campaign trail Trump couldn’t stop telling us how much his opponents were in the clutches of lobbyists and special interests. Maybe he was just jealous.

Jake Whitney
Jake Whitney
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Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast
Jake Whitney

Jake Whitney

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