it represented three donations of $50,000 to sarto's the's party. the money was handed over by a wealth manager. the conversation was secretly recorded and ended up on the internet. >> the second person to help would be the finance minister. the third, nicolas sarkozy. >> additional investigations by journalists lend credence to claims that his labor minister accepted the cash. he was the treasurer until he quit the job in june. the president is under pressure. >> he is an honorable man. he enjoys my complete trust and that of the prime minister. >> there is no proven link to the president. the opposition senses blood. >> mr. prime minister, in all of these points, when you will see -- when will you start answering our questions? >> the government is facing allegations that it can be bought. >> you are trying to instrumentalist these rumors. >> opposition parties appear to be unable to mine political capital. the french seemed resigned to their faith. two-thirds of the french population consider their entirety -- politically corrupt. there is a rela