Political aftershocks are still being felt in California, more than a week after Al Jazeera America revealed stunning details about an FBI sting operation at the State Capitol. According to an FBI affidavit obtained by the network, a federal agent posed as a movie producer and funneled tens of thousands of dollars in alleged bribes to State Senator Ron Calderon. As the California Report's Sacramento Bureau Chief Scott Detrow explains, the FBI document sheds new light on how money talks in state politics.
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