Between the rises of President Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and the downfall of Hillary Clinton, the 2016 presidential election cycle put on full display of widespread, bipartisan exasperation with the corrupt political establishment. And even now, three years later, the more we learn about the players in the game, the more that exasperation looks justified.

Paul Manafort’s newfound guilt on eight charges of fraud underscores that swamp fever infected the highest levels of the Trump campaign. His former business partner, Rick Gates, has already pleaded guilty to similar charges. Gates was Manafort’s deputy on the campaign. Several other Trump allies face charges that, in a less technical sense, involve the kind of conduct the president’s supporters rightfully wish to flush down the proverbial drain.