Some Questioning Whether Biden Rejects Donations from Lobbyists, As Promised

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden entered the Democratic primary promising to reject donations from lobbyists, yet a review of campaign finance data by The Associated Press finds he’s accepted roughly $200,000 from employees of major lobbying firms. Biden pledged from the outset to forgo money specifically from federally registered lobbyists. That leaves him free to take donations from state-level lobbyists and those who lobby but do not meet the legal threshold requiring them to register.


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