Ahead of introducing new legislation on Tuesday morning she says is designed to address the sinister problem eating away at the nation’s democratic promise, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has spent the last day documenting the various members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet, as well as the powerful forces embraced by the president and his cronies, in order to detail why she views it as “the most corrupt administration of our lifetimes.”<\/p>\n
In addition to those in Trump’s cabinet and direct orbit, Warren\u2014via a massive tweet storm using the hashtag #EndCorruptionNow<\/a> that began Monday afternoon\u2014also points to the corrosive role of corporate influence, Walls Street financial firms, and K Street lobbyists who drive and control much of the agenda and policy-making in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n At 10 AM ET on Tuesday, Warren will deliver a live speech introducing new policies and bills aimed at ending corruption in the nation’s capitol. Watch it live:<\/p>\n In the meantime, these vivid examples of the problem should keep you busy (in chronological order of posting):<\/p>\n .@realDonaldTrump<\/a> is running the most corrupt administration of our lifetimes. Tomorrow, I\u2019ll unveil sweeping new legislation to clean up our government. Until then, I\u2019ll be sharing examples of how corruption has seeped into Washington. It\u2019s a long list. #EndCorruptionNow<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 20, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I know for a fact that @BetsyDeVosED<\/a> is the worst \u2013 and most corrupt \u2013 Education Secretary ever, because I\u2019ve actually done my homework. I launched #DeVosWatch<\/a> to track all her scandals at @usedgov<\/a>. #EndCorruptionNow<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/AgLOIx5Fun<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 20, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Big Bank lobbyists have successfully chipped away at financial regulations, even when Democrats controlled the Senate and White House. Like in 2014, when @Citi<\/a> slipped an amendment into a spending bill that reversed a key Dodd-Frank provision. #EndCorruptionNow<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/OBopKacax7<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 20, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Tom Price was later forced to resign from @HHSGov<\/a> \u2013 after spending close to $1 million of taxpayer money on flights. (Oh, and another Congressman was just indicted for insider trading over the stock for that same company.) #EndCorruptionNow<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/D8qzE0gwlU<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 20, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n When former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his seat, he went straight to Wall Street for a $3.4 million salary. Pretty sure he wasn’t hired for his investment banker chops (because he has none). They wanted access and influence. #EndCorruptionNow<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/XRoxDGV95W<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 20, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Congress isn\u2019t the only branch for sale. Justice Clarence Thomas attended a fancy Koch Brothers retreat, paid for by right-wing lawyers \u2013 & accidentally \u201comitted\u201d his wife\u2019s work as a lobbyist on his financial disclosures… for 6 years. #EndCorruptionNow<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/3I09AqM66w<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 20, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Washington\u2019s revolving door is slick with oil money. @Exxonmobil<\/a> had 29 registered lobbyists in 2016. 22 of them previously worked for Ds and Rs in the government. #EndCorruptionNow<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/u5LAE9woFZ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 20, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I’ve been sharing examples of how corruption has seeped into Washington. It\u2019s a long list. Tune in live at 10am tomorrow as I lay out my plan to change the way Washington does business and #EndCorruptionNow<\/a>. https:\/\/t.co\/NPtrtGlTGo<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fg7NkIyHvR<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 20, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Acting @EPA<\/a> head Andrew Wheeler is just as dirty as his predecessor. He\u2019s a former coal lobbyist who’s working to poison the agency \u2013 and the environment he\u2019s supposed to protect \u2013 from the inside. #EndCorruptionNow<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/hTyfAFgMst<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 20, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n How much is it worth to a bank to send its people into gov’t? At least $232M. That\u2019s how much the #GOPTaxScam<\/a> handed to @GoldmanSachs<\/a> in the 1st quarter after it passed \u2013 and former exec\/Trump adviser Gary Cohn helped sell it to Congress. #EndCorruptionNow<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/E6QDXBPSmm<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 20, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Jared Kushner refused to divest from his holdings in Kushner Companies. Then he sucked up to executives from a big bank & investment company with personal White House visits. In return, they gave his family business $509 million in loans. #EndCorruptionNow<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/bD7zgZNCyv<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 20, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Lobbying isn\u2019t just for Big Banks, Big Pharma, & Big Oil anymore. Big Tech is in on the game too. Last year, @Amazon<\/a>, @Apple<\/a>, @Facebook<\/a>, @Google<\/a> and @Microsoft<\/a> spent a combined $50 million lobbying Ds and Rs in the government. #EndCorruptionNow<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/5eyCYN2w3V<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 21, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Corporations don’t just lobby, they also produce \u201cunbiased\u201d \u201cresearch\u201d to sway lawmakers. One Brookings economist was forced to resign after authoring a study that attacked a consumer protection rule \u2013 & was funded by a financial firm.#EndCorruptionNow<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/GCBveZpSWi<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 21, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n It\u2019s no wonder @realDonaldTrump<\/a>‘s drug pricing plan does nothing to actually reduce drug prices. It was developed by a former Big Pharma lobbyist, and it\u2019s being run by HHS @SecAzar<\/a>, a former Big Pharma executive. #EndCorruptionNow<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/i3EyVRl763<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 21, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n 4 months after @FCC<\/a> Commissioner Meredith Baker voted to approve a huge merger between Comcast and NBC, she resigned. And you’ll absolutely never guess where she went to work next! (It was Comcast-NBC.) #EndCorruptionNow<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/NyB5jKFsbG<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 21, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Payday lenders don’t just prey on the vulnerable and lobby @MickMulvaneyOMB<\/a>. They’ve also been caught interfering in academic studies meant to convince lawmakers that payday loans aren\u2019t harmful to consumers. #EndCorruptionNow<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/L4kho2qWWs<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 21, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n As of this writing, Sen. Warren was still adding new examples. Check back for updates…<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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