REPORT: Klobuchar Received Thousands from Corporations While Introducing Legislation That Benefitted Them

Peter Schweizer, the author who wrote the best selling book Clinton Cash, now has a new book called Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive Elite.

Schweizer investigates political leaders in America and their private finances and secrets deals.

An investigation of Sen. Amy Klobuchar involves legislation that she introduces where in the end she benefits.

The proposed legislation is supported by major corporations because they benefit financially.

In return, these corporations contribute a large amount of money to the Klobuchar campaign.

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As a senior member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Klobuchar is uniquely situated to impact the bottomline of corporate interests.

Unlike her more progressive rivals, like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Klobuchar has not been reflexively opposed to such interests.

Rather, as Schweizer details, the Minnesota Democrat has become particularly adept at using her legislative powers not only to benefit corporate institutions, but herself as well.

A prime example of this occurred in May 2011 when Klobuchar introduced legislation to deter internet piracy.

Although Klobuchar was first-term senator mainly known her being “Minnesota nice,” the bill sparked widespread controversy

The legislation’s critics alleged it was draconian, pointing to a provision in the bill that made it a felony to illegally stream TV shows or films off the internet.

One of the most prominent critics, the pop star Justin Bieber, even suggested that Klobuchar was the one who deserved to be “locked up” for proposing such a strict law.

The response from the entertainment industry, though, was exactly the opposite.

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Many industry executives not only lined up behind the bill, but it seems that many had already begun favoring Klobuchar even before its introduction.

“In the ninety days before she introduced the bill, something unusual started happening,” Schweizer writes.

“Over a one-week period in February, seven executives from 20th Century Fox sent her donations.

Three more wrote her checks in March.”

Other entertainment industry giants quickly followed suit.

Warner Bros., which would have reaped huge benefits from the proposed anti-piracy law, donated $20,000 through its political action committee.

Soon afterwards, no fewer than 15 of its executives donated thousands to Klobuchar.

Individuals associated with the Motion Picture Association of America and Comcast similarly made large-scale donations in the weeks leading up to the bill’s introduction.

“In all, the entertainment industry sent her more than $80,000, a flow of cash she had not experienced before; all of it was collected in the brief period before she introduced the bill,” Schweizer notes.

That troubling pattern has been on display throughout most of Klobuchar’s tenure in the United States Senate.