Der Dokumentarfilm The Dark Money Game aus dem Hause HBO verfolgt die Spuren von "dunklem Geld" in der US-Politik, in der politische Spenden und Fundraising kaum reguliert sind und so Tür und Tor für Korruption und Manipulation offen steht.
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00:00In Mexico, it's a bite. In China, it's tea money. In America, it's called campaign finance.
00:08There's a whole political world out there that runs on dark money.
00:14When elected public officials deal with business interests, corruption and bribery take over.
00:22Dark money led to the biggest case of political corruption in the history of Ohio.
00:27In 2019, there was an investigation involving Matt Borges and Neil Clark.
00:32Neil had been one of the most powerful lobbyists in the history of the state.
00:38That recording with Neil Clark and Undercovers, those were critical to connect that dotted line.
00:47The FBI asked me to essentially spy.
00:54And I thought, what is he going to do?
00:57This was an organized conspiracy on a massive scale.
01:03But I fear this case is not a one-off example.
01:10Dark money has heralded a new era of vast corruption.
01:15If corporate America was going to reassert its power,
01:18it had to create a counter-revolution and take political power back.
01:23We had a little Bible verse.
01:25The wealth of the wicked is laid up for the righteous.
01:28So let's baptize the billionaires' money.
01:32Supreme Court rolled back rules on campaign finance.
01:35Citizens United said corporations can create a super PAC.
01:39Now, corporations could fund elections with unlimited amounts of cash.
01:44One way you could look at it is that it's a fair fight.
01:46Another way is that both parties are corrupt.
01:50When it comes to the power of big business, the fix seems to be in.
01:54A tiny group of people have bought an inordinate amount of influence.
02:00People with money will always have an advantage.
02:03Always.
02:06Money has a way of changing the rules.