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Paul Waldman: How the federal government accommodates Trump’s personal corruption

When we talk about the threat of Donald Trump using the presidency for his own monetary gain — something we thought we’d never have to worry about again since no president of either party would even consider doing so — what exactly do we mean?

If you're less than clear, I have a story that illustrates quite well the unique threat of corruption that Trump poses.

It has to do with the FBI, specifically the dilapidated headquarters it currently occupies in downtown Washington. To begin, here's the latest news, as reported by The Washington Post:

"The Justice Department's inspector general will investigate the FBI's role in dropping plans a decade in the making to move its headquarters to the Washington suburbs, he told Congress in a letter Tuesday.