Topic: politicans

The Daily Show with John Stewart (Comedy Central)

Stewart: "Legal corruption" in Congress

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FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2011 file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, left, speaks to reporters as his wife, Patti, listens at the federal building in Chicago.A federal judge will decide Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, whether to cut the 14-year prison term given to Blagojevich after he was convicted of corruption, including charges that he tried to exchange an appointment to President Barack Obama's old U.S. Senate seat in exchange for campaign donations. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) (AP)

Why corrupt politicians get away with it

Peter J. Henning - The Conversation