In the world of lobbyists, there is Jack Abramoff, and then there’s everyone else. At the height of his power, no one had more influence. And the corruption he perpetrated involved everyone from Native American tribes to Angolan freedom fighters to quite a few Congressmen. Documentary film director Alex Gibney dug deep into Ambramoff’s complex network of cronies, and the result is the new film, Casino Jack and the United States of Money. Gibney talks with Bob about meeting Abramoff’s accomplices, and the deep-seated ties between legislation and special interest money in Washington.
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