Obama: Government is ‘so much less corrupt today than probably it’s ever been’

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Former President Obama says in his just-launched literary-focused podcast that the federal government is “so much less corrupt” today than it was in the past.

“People are always surprised when I tell them the federal government is so much less corrupt than probably it’s ever been, in terms of just pure bribes, or patronage or favors,” Obama said in a preview clip exclusively obtained by ITK from the 44th president’s new podcast, “A Great Book with Barack Obama.”

The six-episode series — in which Obama sits down with high-profile figures to chat about the “books that have profoundly shaped his worldview and our society” — premiered on Audible on Thursday.

In the third episode of the limited series,........

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