The Swamp remains undrained in this trailer for HBOs new political documentary – The A.V. Club
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Get Me Roger Stone was one of the most revealing and infuriating documentaries of the last several years, with filmmakers Daniel DiMauro and Morgan Pehme unpacking how its subject’s history of “dirty tricks” are as effective in the political sphere as they are immoral. Now the duo’s using their access to infiltrate Congress, as their upcoming HBO documentary The Swamp focuses specifically on three Republican Congressmen and their individual views on what it means to “drain the swamp.”
Thomas Massie (R-KY), Ken Buck (R-CO), and the Quagmire-like Matt Gaetz (R-FL) serve as the vessels for the film’s year-long dig into how the American political system “rewards fundraising above all else.” And, per one talking head, “Politics of hate is the most productive technique fo...