Yeah, I imagine it would involve a lawsuit, so not trivial if the politician is willing to fight. Though I'm not sure if most of the straw donors are 3rd parti

Yeah, I imagine it would involve a lawsuit, so not trivial if the politician is willing to fight. Though I'm not sure if most of the straw donors are 3rd parties, since the ones I knew about were officers of the company. Either way, I feel that the moral action is clear, but some politicians want to still use the ill-gotten gains for their political purposes while claiming to act morally. An act which is unfortunately fooling some people.