Lawmakers demand details of a Mar-a-Lago dinner where Trump promised to ease regulations on the oil industry while asking executives to steer $1 billion to his 2024 campaign.

  • @disguy_ovahea
    34•8 months ago

    Lobbying donations are legal in order to keep the money exchange transparent, specifically so officials can be held accountable for quid pro quo exchange. What Trump reportedly said was exactly what’s not legal, promising eased regulations or preferential treatment in exchange for donations.

    • @blazeraEnglish
      11•8 months ago

      Considering the very common practice of lobbyists drafting up specific legislation for politicians to use, i dont think this is the case. Or at the very least has zero enforcement.

      • @disguy_ovahea
        5•8 months ago

        The AT&T article clearly states that it’s quid pro quo, or this for that. That’s not legal.

          • @disguy_ovahea
            2•8 months ago

            It’s not meant to stop it. It’s meant to make money exchange transparent so the law can hold them accountable more easily if they’re used in exchange of preferential treatment.

            I’m not a fan of monetary exchange in lobbying either, but at least now we can see the exchange instead of it being under the table like it was before lobbying law.

            https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying