F-U, lawyers! F-U!
Lawyers historically tilt Democratic, but these numbers are truly dramatic, and I’m at a loss to fully explain them.
— Kenneth Gross, head of the political law practice in the Washington, D.C., office of Skadden Arps, commenting on the latest information from the OpenSecrets website of the Center for Responsive Politics on political campaign contributions from the legal industry. As of Tuesday, Hillary Clinton raised $18.33 million from members of the legal profession, while Donald Trump raised only $52,398. Clinton has raised 350 times more money from lawyers than Trump.
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