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The oil & gas industry gave almost exactly the same amount of money to Trump and Clinton: https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.php?ind=E01&recipdetail=

• chc 9y ago
  I don't see how the fact that they gave money to both major candidates is supposed to dispel the idea that they get favorable treatment because they try to buy favor. If anything, it supports the idea (since otherwise you'd expect them only to give to the side they liked better).