All very depressing, John.

In the Menendez case, I was struck by how small the payments were for influence -- a downpayment on a modest Mercedes Benz, even the gold bars and tens of thousands of cash stuffed in the mattress.

It appears he became subjugated to those paying him.

Now, Jared Kushner has made two billion dollars. What did MBS buy? Hopefully, sleuths are working on that case.

Best.