In the week after the Capitol Riots, corporate giants including Marriott International, Dow, JPMorgan, American Express, Nike, Google, Facebook and Microsoft have publicly declared they are pausing contributions from their political action committees (PACS).
2021/01/15 12:53 Xu (left), Luo (center), and Ma. (Facebook, Chinese Huangpu Four Seas Alliance Association photo) Xu (left), Luo (center), and Ma. (Facebook, Chinese Huangpu Four Seas Alliance Association photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) A prominent attorney on Wednesday (Jan. 13) chastised the high court for reducing the sentence of a retired general who received illegal political donations from a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) member to only two years. In December of last year, retired Taiwanese Army Lieutenant General Luo Wen-shan (羅文山) was sentenced to two and half years in prison by the Taipei District Court for illegally receiving donations from the Chinese People s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) during former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou s (馬英九) 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns. Specifically, he was charged with receiving political donations from CPPCC member and Hong Kong businessman Hui
The Hidden Way Corporations, Billionaire Execs, Fund Republicans Who Claimed Voter Fraud
By David Sirota, Andrew Perez, Walker Bragman and Julia Rock
On 1/14/21 at 2:53 PM EST
In response to the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Charles Schwab Corporation yesterday announced it will shut down its political action committee, which gave less than a quarter million dollars to Republican lawmakers in 2020. In light of a divided political climate and an increase in attacks on those participating in the political process, the company said, we believe a clear and apolitical position is in the best interest of our clients, employees, stockholders and the communities in which we operate.