I grew up in political machines on the East Coast that were as criminal as the mafia and I lived next door to the Governor's mansion in Albany, N.Y when Nelson Rockefeller  was governor of the state of N.Y. so I grew up on "corrupt" politicians, the best ones. But at least they took care of those who voted for them with good paying union jobs and a lot of "charity" for those in society with the least. There has been so many political scandals and misdeeds of those in office all my life, I don't agree with the statements anyone makes that this is the most "corrupt" ever, in one way it is, there is more dark money in out nations politics than we could have dreamed possible all from a supreme court ruling that allows the wealthy their more than fair share control of who ends up in political office. It has to been changed in order for this nation to go back to a reduced level of political corruption. If a politician does not play the money game now he will not get elected to higher office.