Elizabeth Warren
Role at the time: U.S. senator, co-signing a congressional inquiry
Condemned
Statement summary
In a joint letter to Apple, Warren and colleagues say the company's federal business creates a risk of improper influence through ballroom funding.
“Your interest in action — or inaction — from the Trump Administration creates the risk of a quid-pro-quo exchange of a contribution to the ballroom for regulatory or other favors from the federal government.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Warren, Min and colleagues question corporate ballroom donors · Elizabeth WarrenApple letter, pages 1-4, following Amazon letter
The lawmakers identify potential conflicts involving donors with federal business and request information about contributions. They raise possible influence; the letters do not establish a payment for a government favor.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The matter under scrutiny is corporate funding of the ballroom while donors have federal business. The letter criticizes the conflicts and possible influence this creates.