One of the things people who are running for president try to do is keep their fundraising staff and political people close at hand. And one of the ways you can do that is by putting them in some sort of organization you run.
There is a fine line between a political contribution and a bribe, but that fine line is the difference between returning to Congress and going to jail.
I think they felt the way that many high-tech companies felt: that what happened in Washington didn't affect them and that they were outside the political realm.
Indian tribes have become a political force, and they have to be looked at that way with regard to political contributions.
If the justices uphold the law, it could mean a major change in how political parties operate,
The idea of 'cronies' has been around for a long time, ... Every president that comes in has a lot of political appointees that they can bring in with them.
... They're connected because often the political contributions open the door that allow the lobbyist in. The check by itself doesn't have written on it the agenda. It's the lobbyist that follows those contributions that brings the agenda.