>Yes, they do. All the time. Most of them don't need to do something as explicitly criminal as taking money from a lobbyist and using it for personal expenses.

>Yes, they do. All the time. Most of them don't need to do something as explicitly criminal as taking money from a lobbyist and using it for personal expenses. There are far better ways for members of congress to make money--passing laws that benefit companies they or their family members are invested in and taking lucracitive industry jobs after they leave office for example.