U.S. Capitol (M. Fitzsimmons, Wikimedia Commons)
Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series based on a WND interview with investigative reporter Peter Schweizer about his new book “Secret Empires: How Our Politicians Hide Corruption and Enrich Their Families and Friends,” which shows how lawmakers, on a massive scale, are avoiding scrutiny through “corruption by proxy,” using family and friends as “middlemen.” In part two, he discusses how the corruption of top congressional leaders could sabotage U.S. efforts to stop North Korea’s nuclear program. In part three, he talks about President Obama’s astonishing “smash and grab” scheme and warns of pitfalls President Trump faces through his family members in the White House and through his global real estate empire, which now is managed by his sons.
Over a decade of uncovering corruption in Washington – including politicians’ insider trading and their use of Mafia-like tactics to enrich themselves – Peter Schweizer’s investigative
