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The swamp continues to have trouble draining.
Lobbyists helped bankroll Donald Trump's transition
Why would lobbyists donate to Trump's transition team, which served as the official "government-in-waiting" that worked to craft the new administration's policies and identify potential presidential appointees? "Money buys access and influence," said Craig Holman, a lobbyist for the public interest group Public Citizen, adding that he's disappointed by the actions of a candidate who pledged to "drain the swamp" in Washington, D.C.
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When you drain the swamp you get to see all the swamp monsters that were below the surface. He didn't say anything about getting rid of those.
If you fill up the swamp enough eventually it will overflow onto surrounding areas that counts as draining ti right? /s