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that's just the down payment. Politicians make the real money when they leave and get a spot on the board of directors or some other fake role that pays them 7
by ren_engineer 4y ago
that's just the down payment. Politicians make the real money when they leave and get a spot on the board of directors or some other fake role that pays them 7 figures for doing nothing. Or their spouse gets some favorable job or business deals. Feinstein and Pelosi are both worth hundreds of millions via their husband's business deals
there's also a thriving business of laundering money through politician's shitty books they have ghostwritten for them
- berniedurfee 4y agoThis is my understanding as well. The majority of the money between politicians and business entities or wealthy individuals moves out of band and out of sight. Lobbyists are the glue that makes those deals happen. So the $3.5M went to pay the lobbyists to negotiate the much bigger deals that ultimately sway the opinions of the politicians.