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Secret empires, how the American political class hides corruption and enriches family and friends, Peter Schweizer

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-300) and index

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Secret empires

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Peter Schweizer

how the American political class hides corruption and enriches family and friends

In many parts of the world, the children of powerful political figures go into business and profit handsomely, not necessarily because they are good at it, but because people want to curry favor with their influential parents. This is a relatively new phenomenon in the U.S.; but for relatives of some prominent political families, we may already be talking about hundreds of millions of dollars. "Secret Empires" identifies public servants who cannot be trusted and provides a path toward a more accountable government

Corruption by proxy -- American princelings: two sons and a roommate -- Nuclear and other consequences -- Bidens in Ukraine -- McConnell and Chao: from China with profits -- The princelings of K Street -- The princelings of Chicago -- The Hyesan Youth Copper Mine of North Korea -- Barack Obama's best friend -- More smashing and grabbing -- A real estate mogul goes to Washington -- The Trump princelings