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Peter Schweizer is back with his new book, “Extortion, How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Pockets.” Â Peter says, Washington is no longer about lawmaking, it’s about moneymaking for them. Â Gone are the days of a government of, for and by the people. Â It has become a government of, for and by the politicians.
 Schweizer revels the exorbitant secret fees each political party charges politicians for top committee assignments.  How fourteen members of Congress bagged hundreds of thousands of dollars using a little known self-loan loophole.  How politicians use little known leadership PAC’s to bankroll lavish lifestyles and purchase each other’s loyalty. And how the Department of Justice has taken vaguely written criminal laws and used them to shake down and extort wealthy targets and political opponents.
 Exhaustively researched, Extortion names names as it pulls back the curtain to reveal the shocking new extortion racket ruling Washington and our elected officials.
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