Donald Trump won the 2016 election on a promise to “drain the swamp.” He railed against establishment politicians and interest groups and asserted his own independence, claiming he cannot be bought. His message worked and independent and unaffiliated voters supported Trump and other Republican candidates because they wanted to clean up Washington.

But a year later, pay to play politics has only gotten worse.

https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/trump-is-wallowing-in-the-pay-for-play-swamp/