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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Richard Hall and Andrew Feinberg

‘Brazen corruption’: Donald Trump is selling policies for a second term to the highest bidders

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Donald Trump is no stranger to a quid pro quo — he was impeached for one, after all. But while campaigning for a second term in the White House, he has gone further than perhaps any other candidate in recent history to shape his policies in return for cash.

Trump is not making these bargains behind closed doors or in smoky back rooms, but at fundraisers and events attended by dozens of influential and extremely wealthy people.

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