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Microsoft will pause political contributions from its MSPAC following the siege on the U.S. Capitol.
Microsoft s contributions came under fire from Microsoft employees recently.
Microsoft President Brad Smith recently spoke about the peaceful transition of power on Twitter.
Microsoft donated to several politicians that opposed the certification of President-elect Joe Biden.
Microsoft will pause political contributions from its Microsoft Political Action Committee (MSPAC). The pause is in response to the recent Capitol Hill attacks that occurred while the U.S. Congress was certifying the Electoral College results of the 2020 presidential election (via CNBC).
The MSPAC came under fire from some Microsoft employees recently. After Microsoft president Brad Smith discussed the peaceful transition of power on Twitter, Jake Friedman and other Microsoft employees highlighted that the MSPAC has donated to politicians that voted against the certification of the rece
Microsoft employees raise alarm about donations to GOP senators in support of Trump s election fraud coup By Kjetil Ree, Wikipedia
A number of Microsoft employees have raised red flags about the contributions to Republican senators who are supporting President Donald Trump s coup to invalidate the results of the presidential election.
According to CNBC, the concern centers on the Microsoft Political Action Committee (MSPAC), which is an organization designated for employee contributions to federal and state election candidates and a number of other committees. According to the U.S. Federal Election Commission, the organization has a decades-long history of bipartisan political contributions dating back to 1988.