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The WikiLeaks controversy has exposed the underbelly of a Washington culture that both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump voters disdain.

The trove of hacked emails from Clinton campaign manager John Podesta shows Clinton's easy relationship with Wall Street as she collected millions of dollars in speaking fees, as well as attempts by foreign governments to curry favor with a former president, Bill Clinton, while dangling offers of donations to his family foundation.

While there's no evidence of textbook pay to play or that the Clintons granted favors in exchange for donations, combined, the emails feed cynicism many voters in both parties have about politicians.

They show that, from the very beginning of Clinton's campaign, her aides struggled to...

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