01938cam a2200265 i 4500 344721046 TxAuBib 20180411120000.0 180202s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062569363 0062569368 (OCoLC)1024118789 TxAuBib rda Secret empires : how the American political class hides corruption and enriches family and friends / Peter Schweizer. First edition. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018] 318 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-300) and index. Corruption by proxy -- American princelings: two sons and a roommate -- Nuclear and other consequences -- Bidens in Ukraine -- McConnell and Chao: from China with profits -- The princelings of K Street -- The princelings of Chicago -- The Hyesan Youth Copper Mine of North Korea -- Barack Obama's best friend -- More smashing and grabbing -- A real estate mogul goes to Washington -- The Trump princelings. From the New York Times bestselling author of Clinton Cash comes an explosive new political expose! In many parts of the world, the children of powerful political figures go into business and profit handsomely, not necessarily because they are good at it, but because people want to curry favor with their influential parents. This is a relatively new phenomenon in the U.S.; but for relatives of some prominent political families, we may already be talking about hundreds of millions of dollars. "Secret Empires" identifies public servants who cannot be trusted and provides a path toward a more accountable government. 20180411.