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Quixote1818

(28,918 posts) Sat Dec 10, 2016, 12:19 PM Dec 2016

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Donald Trump: Stop Appointing Campaign Donors To Your Administration (Original Post) Quixote1818 Dec 2016 OP

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1. Thing is, U.S. presidents have long rewarded big campaign donors, fundraisers and other jobs

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 01:16 PM

Dec 2016

(Obama admin) Former ambassador likens practice to 'selling of public office' as figures show average amount of cash raised is $1.8m per post

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/10/obama-donors-top-embassy-jobs-rewards

and dozens more links

It is not only Pres. Obama who did this......so did a long list of predecessors.

Edited to add:
However...just found information that Obama and even Bush did not appoint as many donors to cabinet level positions as Trump is doing.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/309576-what-trumps-cabinet-picks-reveal