Ah, I see what you were getting at now. My apologies for misunderstanding your initial statement.

Indeed, the issue of corporations or special interest groups exerting undue influence over our public officials through various means such as speaking fees is a serious problem that should not be ignored. It is important that we urge our elected officials to act with transparency and honesty, and to resist pressures to compromise their integrity or their commitment to serve the best interests of their constituents.

As for the specific case of the Secretary of the Treasury and any payments she may have received from opposition groups, I cannot speak to that with authority. However, I believe that any form of undue influence or corruption has no place in our political and economic systems, and we must be diligent in calling out and addressing such issues whenever they arise.

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Janet Yellen was paid over $7m for speaking engagements at government regulated banks, consultancies, and hedge funds. It’s fully disclosed to the public, but since the same people paying the bribes also control the media there’s no coverage and thus no public outrage.