Sedition Is Not A Disqualifier For These 9 Corporations

First quarter fundraising reports are out and prove that the pauses that several corporations announced to lawmakers who voted to overturn the voters’ will in the 2020 election, helping to incite the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was nothing more than a phony public relations cover.

Reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) reveal several corporations turning back on their decision to pause by either contributing directly to lawmakers, their leadership PACs, or to party committees led by seditious lawmakers.

“It’s disturbing to see how quickly these corporations went back to business as usual,” said End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller. “These phony ‘pauses’ were never about holding politicians accountable or standing up for democracy; instead, it was about saving face and tricking the public into thinking they were going to be part of the solution. History will remember their role in rewarding seditionists who helped to incite the insurrection on January 6.”

The list of corporations who broke their pledge to pause contributions to seditious lawmakers includes: 

• Altria: 

  • On 3/23/21 Altria donated $15,000 to NRSC, Chaired By Sen. Rick Scott, one of the 147. [Twitter, @JuddLegum, 4/9/21]

• AT&T: 

  • On 2/22/21, AT&T donated $5,000 to the leadership PAC of Mike Johnson, one of the 147. [Popular Information, 3/22/21]

• Cigna: 

  • On 2/4/21 Cigna contributed $15,000 to NRSC, Chaired By Sen. Rick Scott, one of the 147. [Popular Information, 3/22/21]

  • On 3/31/21, Cigna contributed $1,000 to Byron Donalds, one of the 147. [Twitter, @JuddLegum, 4/15/21]

  • On 3/16/21, Cigna contributed $1,500 to Tom Rice, one of the 147. [Twitter, @JuddLegum, 4/15/21]

  • On 3/31/21, Cigna contributed $2,500 to Guy Reschenthaler, one of the 147. [Twitter, @JuddLegum, 4/15/21]

  • Cigna contributed $1,500 to Jodey Arrington, one of the 147. [Twitter, @JuddLegum, 4/15/21]

  • Cigna contributed $1,000 to Billy Long, one of the 147. [Twitter, @JuddLegum, 4/16/21]

• Intel: 

  • On 2/26/21, Intel contributed $15,000 to NRCC, essentially controlled by Kevin McCarthy, one of the 147. [Popular Information, 3/22/21]

• JetBlue: 

  • On 3/25/21, JetBlue contributed $1,000 to Nicole Malliotakis, one of the 147. [Bloomberg Government, 4/7/21]

• Oracle: 

  • On 3/17/21, Oracle contributed $3,740 to the NRSC, Chaired By Sen. Rick Scott, one of the 147. [Twitter, @JuddLegum, 1/14/21]

• Pfizer: 

  • On 2/11/21, Pfizer donated $2,500 to Mike Kelly’s leadership PAC, one of the 147. [Twitter, @JuddLegum, 1/15/21]

  • On 3/17/21, Pfizer donated to $2,500 Adrian Smith, one of the 147. However, an internal email said that this contribution was made in error. [Twitter, @JuddLegum, 1/15/21]

• Prudential: 

  • Prudential contributed $1,000 to John Kennedy, one of the 147, on 1/20/21. [FEC, John Kennedy for US, Itemized Receipts, 1/20/21]

• Raytheon: 

  • Raytheon contributed $5,000 to Tommy Tuberville, one of the 147, on 1/11/21. [FEC, John Kennedy for US, Itemized Receipts, 1/11/21]

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