As long as it's not "this favor for this donation", it is legal in the US and not considered a bribe. It's not even a bribe when constantly give donation but t

As long as it's not "this favor for this donation", it is legal in the US and not considered a bribe. It's not even a bribe when constantly give donation but threaten to stop them if the legislator doesn't follow your wishes [0]. The DOJ was petitioned to investigate but refused to even look into it, so, (by fiat, or rather lack of it) it is legal. [0] http://www.zdnet.com/article/chris-dodd-and-the-mpaa-bribery-or-politics-as-usual/ http://www.zdnet.com/article/chris-dodd-and-the-mpaa-bribery...