... their financial ties
CNN's Live From... invited CNN contributor and former Rep. Bob Barr (R-GA) to discuss ethical questions surrounding House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), but failed to note Barr's significant financial ties to DeLay. Barr defended DeLay's activities and attacked comments made by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) while identified only as a "CNN contributor"; however, Barr has received campaign contributions from DeLay's Leadership PAC and has contributed to DeLay's legal defense fund.
Between 1998 and his electoral defeat in a 2002 congressional primary, Barr received more than $10,000 from Americans for a Republican Majority (ARMPAC), DeLay's leadership PAC. According to the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP), Barr accepted $8,709 from ARMPAC during the 2000 campaign cycle and $1,341 during the 1998 cycle.
Barr also contributed $1,000 to the Tom DeLay Legal Expense Fund in 2001. <snip>
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