Hello from Washington, I'm Chuck Todd, and this is the Chuck Todd cast.

So last weekend was the White House Correspondents Dinner, which is really a four day affair although it's

becoming five and six days along with the pre-pre parties but it's become quite the

event if you will for the District of Columbia you have have places all, parties all over the place, embassy

residences, sponsored by advocacy groups, there's media companies, and even the occasional

sovereign nation sponsors a party. I'm looking at you, Qatar.

It's probably the most visible sign of money in Washington, but the truth is that

big money plays a huge role in government, really at all times, and usually the people behind

the scenes aren't printing their names on cocktail napkins.

My guests today are Brody and Luke Mullins. They are brothers who are both investigative reporters.

They're based in Washington, D.C. and they have a new book out called The Wolves of K Street. Do I even have to say much more

than that other than explain to you that K Street is loosely the original street address for many of the first generation of lobbyists here in Washington, D.C.

That's why K Street is sort of shorthand for lobbying, if you will, and you're going to hear that a lot in this interview.

But Wolves of K Street almost tells you everything you need to know about at least the

topic of this book, and we're going to dive into it before we get started.

Do remember to stick around for another listener question.

Please remember to submit your questions to

the Chuck Toddcast at gmail.

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So with that, Brody and Luke, welcome to the Toddcast and for Brody this is a

this is a repeat a previous iteration because this book in some ways was a launch of an investigative piece on a

on one of the wildest lobbying sort of rip-off stories that we've had that

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