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This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and editors about politics.

It's Thursday, January 26th. I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and editors about politics.

It's Thursday, January 26th. I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of the New Yorker.

One of Donald Trump's favorite campaign slogans was Drain the Swamp.

Now Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his colleagues have been raising the issue of Trump's swamp cabinet at every opportunity.

Elizabeth Warren, who enjoyed engaging Trump in Twitter wars during the campaign,

spoke on the floor of the Senate after the election.

President-elect Trump has now named most of his transition team.

So, how is he doing on his rock-solid double-down promise to get rid of the special interests and the lobbyists?

Big surprise.

Trump is not draining the swamp.

Nope.

He's inviting the biggest, ugliest swamp monsters in the front door, and he's turning

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