many politicians use lobby and special interest groups as means to funnel money back to family and friends. this is the real swamp in US politics. friends usual

many politicians use lobby and special interest groups as means to funnel money back to family and friends. this is the real swamp in US politics. friends usually involve fellow politicians "benched" by voters. so while some will come back and say lobbyist are only pushing politicians to do what the politician was going to do it simply ignores this is all just a shell game to avoid the limits on campaign donations and similar by providing a means to funnel money to friends and family of the same.