Metadata: How to Get Rich as a Corrupt Politician

Visuals

• American Hustle (2013)
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 
• There Will Be Blood (2007)
• The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
• The Founder (2016)
• True Grit (2010)
• The Irishman (2019)
• Joker (2019)
• Marvel’s Daredevil
• American Made (2017)
• The Rainmaker (1997)
• War Dogs (2016)
• The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
• And Justice For All (1979)
• Black Mass (2015)
• The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
• Mulan (1998)
• Skyfall (2012)
• The Untouchables (1987)
• Goodfellas (1990)
• Inception (2010)
• Taxi Driver (1976)
• The Big Short (2015)
• The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
• Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

Sources

• Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends https://amzn.to/2PU1XyE 
• William J. Jefferson corruption case ($90,000 in freezer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Jefferson_corruption_case 
• From Cash to Yachts: Congressman's Bribe Menu https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=1667009&page=1 
• Pew Research Center - Public Trust in Government: 1958-2019 https://www.people-press.org/2019/04/11/public-trust-in-government-1958-2019/ 
• Biden
• New York Post - Inside the shady private equity firm run by Kerry and Biden’s kids https://nypost.com/2018/03/15/inside-the-shady-private-equity-firm-run-by-kerry-and-bidens-kids/ 
• Financial Times - Hunter Biden’s web of interests https://www.ft.com/content/3904f888-e8ef-11e9-a240-3b065ef5fc55 
• CBS Evening News - Tensions rise after China flies warplanes over disputed islands https://youtu.be/s_pDRQRHp9w 
• Chicago
• Surprise, the Most Corrupt City in America Isn’t Washington, D.C. https://fortune.com/2019/02/12/most-corrupt-city-in-america/ 
• Chicago Is The Most Corrupt American City: Report https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02/11/chicago-most-corrupt-city/ 
• The New Yorker - The Daley Show - Dynastic rule in Obama’s political birthplace. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/03/08/the-daley-show 
• Wikipedia - Richard M. Daley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_M._Daley 
• Wikipedia - Park Grill Restaurant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Grill 
• Chicago Sun Times - Rauner-Daley Connection http://pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20140714/281638188317939 
• Chicago Sun Times - Russian emigre now Chicago’s CAB king; a friend of Daley’s son https://chicago.suntimes.com/2010/2/1/18438909/russian-emigre-now-chicago-s-cab-king-a-friend-of-daley-s-son 
• ABC News - Donald Trump, from Building an Empire to Presidential Nominee https://youtu.be/8UseszoCkRo 
• Newsweek - TRUMP HAS MORE THAN 2,500 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND COUNTING, LIVE TRACKER BY WATCHDOG FINDS https://www.newsweek.com/trump-conflicts-interest-tracker-1466800 
• BGA - Obama Aide, Daley Pal Cash In On Chicago FBI Building Project https://www.bettergov.org/news/obama-aide-daley-pal-cash-in-on-chicago-fbi-building-project/
• Forbes - A $59 Million Will Sheds Light On Shipping Fortune Connected To Elaine Chao And Mitch McConnell https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelatindera/2019/06/10/million-will-sheds-light-on-shipping-fortune-connected-to-elaine-chao-and-mitch-mcconnell/#626bffaf2eb2