The former president's shakedown of oil executives may not have been illegal, but it is undeniably scandalous.
By David A. Graham, The Atlantic
One of the few ways in which Donald Trump has improved American politics is in making explicit what was once veiled in implication or euphemism. During the 2016 election, for example, he said what everyone knew but no politicians would acknowledge: That wealthy donors bought access and fealty with their contributions.
