U.S. Democrats seek to make Republican scandals an election issue

FILE PHOTO: Rep. Cheri Bustos speaks at a press conference in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats accused congressional Republicans on Wednesday of enabling a growing culture of corruption under U.S. President Donald Trump and planned to use the issue to bolster their push to retake control of Congress in November's elections.

The conviction and guilty plea on Tuesday of two former members of Trump's inner circle put a spotlight on the Democratic argument that Republicans have failed to check the excesses of corruption under Trump - but that voters could do it for them.