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Dustup over Microsoft PAC’s contributions brings calls for company to lead political reform
January 25, 2021 at 1:14 pm
Microsoft President Brad Smith speaking at Seattle’s Town Hall in September 2019. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota)
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Advocates urged Microsoft to take bolder action on U.S. political reform, and to permanently stop giving money to legislators who sought to overturn the presidential election, after the leak of a partial transcript of internal comments in which Microsoft President Brad Smith spoke candidly about the company’s use of campaign contributions to build beneficial relationships with politicians.
Microsoft President Brad Smith discussed Microsoft s donations to politicians through its MSPAC.
Smith says you have to write a check and then you re invited and participate when speaking about political donations.
Microsoft recently paused donations through the MSPAC in response to criticism from its employees.
Updated Jan. 25, 7:00 a.m. ET: Microsoft released the transcript of President Brad Smith s comments and clarified that it will announce a decision regarding further donations on February 15, 2021.
Microsoft President Brad Smith defended Microsoft s donations to political campaigns through its Microsoft Political Action Committee (MSPAC) in a meeting with employees on Thursday, January 21, 2021. These statements come from a meeting that has been transcribed by Pinboard and reviewed by CNBC. Smith states that donating to politicians is the way the political process works and that working with politicians benefits Microsoft in several areas.