‘The Swamp’ Filmmakers Say the ‘Politics of Hate’ Both Political Parties’ ‘Biggest Fundraising Tool’
Also Read: 'Get Me Roger Stone' Trailer: The Trump Adviser Has a Nixon Tattoo (Video)The documentary follows Reps. Matt Gaetz, Thomas Massie and Ken Buck, who try to fundraise and stay in Congress while heeding President Donald Trump’s call to “drain the swamp.” The swamp, the filmmakers argue, is the money that’s poured into Congress by special interest groups.The film covers Gaetz’s decision to stop taking money from political action committees, or PACs, but DiMauro and Pehme make it clear he still has to play by certain rules in the House.