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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Non-DCer here. Seriously, how is this guy still in office? [/quote]

Because he's an elected official, and can't simply be fired.  He either has to resign, which he's not going to do, or be removed from office, which isn't easily accomplished.

Did I really need to explain that?  [/quote]
Also, this is DC, where constituents are all too pleased to elect corrupt, law-flouting politicians to DC Council and keep some of them in office even when there is blatant evidence of wrongdoing on their or their associates' behalf (see: Marion Barry, Kwame Brown, Harry Thomas Jr., Vince Gray...).[/quote]

Yeah, only DC has ever had a corrupt official. From your list, Gray was never charged with anything and of those charged, only Barry was ever re-elected to anything. There are corrupt public officials everywhere and there are stupid public officials everywhere. Suggesting DC is somehow special in this regard ignores reality.
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Corruption isn’t limited to DC, though DC has enough of a history of electing and celebrating corrupt politicians for Kojo Nmamdi to call it the “District of Corruption.” [url]https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-dc-became-a-district-of-corruption/2012/07/13/gJQA1ZhiiW_story.html?utm_term=.51eac4d9dc6e[/url][/quote]

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