It was always fairly obvious that the people who make up the Trump administration, as well as those who orbit it, are both dumb and mortifyingly unqualified. But if the past year and a half has taught us anything, it’s that they’re also some of the most corrupt individuals known to man. Whether it’s ex-Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt, ex-Health and Human Services chief Tom Price, former “fixer” Michael Cohen, or current Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Team Trump is comprised of some of the most ethically bankrupt people in modern presidential history—a mindset that, of course, stems from the guy at the very top. At this point, the entire operation seems like a mishmash of influence peddlers and profiteers. And, as it turns out, it would’ve been even more corrupt if Paul Manafort had had his way.

During Monday’s portion of the trial against the former Trump campaign manager, who’s been accused of bank and tax fraud, prosecutors entered into evidence a fun little e-mail from Manafort to First Son-in-Law and senior adviser to the president, Jared Kushner. Three weeks after the election and several months after he’d been replaced on the campaign by Angel of Darkness Steve Bannon, Manafort had a request. Would young Jared help secure a job in the administration for Stephen Calk, chief executive officer of the Federal Savings Bank? “Mr. Calk willingly risked his national professional and personal reputation as an active, vocal, early supporter of President-Elect Trump,” Manafort wrote to Kushner. Oh, and Calk also approved $16 million in loans to Manafort, after, prosecutors say, the “bank received documents that falsely overstated Manafort’s financial strength.” Last week, attorney Greg Andres said at a sidebar conference that “Mr. Calk is a co-conspirator, and he participated in the conspiracy to defraud the bank,” later adding: “Mr. Calk has other criminal liability aside from this bank fraud.” Clearly, the guy was imminently qualified to work for Trump, not only because of his allegedly flexible morals but also thanks to his inflated ego and talent for self-delusion, which appears to be on par with the big guy:

Calk wrote a memo to Manafort the week after the election. It was titled: “Qualification Memorandum on Behalf of Stephen M. Calk Articulating His Qualifications to Serve as the 22nd Secretary of the Army.”

But hey, if the top army job wasn’t available, another major appointment would be fine, too:

In response to Manafort’s ask, the apple of convicted felon Charlie Kushner’s eye wrote back: “On it!” (A spokesman for Abbe Lowell, Kushner’s lawyer didn’t immediately offer Bloomberg a comment on the e-mail.) Sadly for Calk—who’s yet to be charged with any crime, and who also did not immediately respond to Bloomberg’s request for comment—he never did land a job with the administration, though clearly he would’ve fit right in!