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Sign up for our weekly money-in-politics newsletter!CloseHours after an angry mob of President ’s supporters stormed the Capitol building Wednesday — a violent insurrection that forced lawmakers to evacuate, delayed the democratic process and led to the death of a Capitol Police officer — 147 Republican lawmakers on behalf of the president’s baseless allegations of fraud.&nbsp;The unprecedented move to overturn the will of the voters using the same unfounded claims that incited Trump’s supporters to attack the Capitol sparked widespread outrage. Influential trade associations, powerful corporations and wealthy GOP donors that helped elect these lawmakers were .OpenSecrets in the 2020 cycle. The dataset includes the top PAC donors, top individual donors and top industry donors to the Republicans who objected to at least one state’s election results.&nbsp;Their donors include some of the top trade association PACs such as the and the , which gave the maximum $20,000 to several GOP members’ campaigns and leadership PACs. Former Iowa Congressman Jim Nussle, president of the , a top PAC donor to the Republican objectors, he was no longer a Republican after witnessing “the actions of too many elected Republicans.”PACs tied to telecom companies and , along with defense giants , and also make the list of top corporate PAC donors. , owned by GOP megadonor Charles Koch, comes in at No. 4. Koch GOP lawmakers to certify President-elect ’s Electoral College victory.The list of top PAC donors to the GOP objectors is similar to the to all candidates. That’s unsurprising, because business PACs in both parties, particularly those in safe seats like many of the Republican objectors. Business PACs , who increasingly these PAC donations in 2020.Members of Republican leadership who bring in big money from nearly every business PAC, (R-Calif.) and (R-La.), also objected to states’ election results. McCarthy said Friday he , a move supported by Democratic leaders and some Republicans.&nbsp;&nbsp;If major business PACs decided to cut off funds to the Republican objectors, they would severely hurt some of those lawmakers’ fundraising efforts. Republican objectors (R-Mo.), (R-Neb.), (R-Mo.), (R-Mo.) and (R-Pa.) all received more than 60 percent of their campaign cash from business PACs in the 2020 cycle. Luetkemeyer, who was first elected in 2008, brought in three-quarters of his money from business PACs in 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;Most of those members reside in deep-red districts and don’t need money to win the general election. But PAC donations help them fend off primary challenges and distribute money to the party. Without , lawmakers typically cannot gain seats on their preferred committees or gain a spot in leadership. Then there’s the money business PACs give to , which to live lavish lifestyles.&nbsp;Top GOP donors have from the Republicans who pushed to overturn the election results. CEO , the No. 3 donor to GOP objectors and the in the 2020 election cycle, he was “shocked and horrified by this mob’s attempt to undermine our constitution.”However, few top donors have from Trump and his congressional allies. Many billionaire donors who bankrolled Trump and GOP lawmakers .The GOP objectors received a large chunk of their 2020 cycle campaign cash from retired and conservative donors. But they also took in a collective $16.4 million and $9.9 million from the and industries, respectively. chipped in another $4.8 million, while affiliates of added $4.5 million. The objectors also received $9.3 million from donors in the industry, which is largely supportive of GOP candidates.&nbsp;Researcher Doug Weber contributed to this report.Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit OpenSecrets. For permission to reprint for commercial uses, such as textbooks, contact OpenSecrets:Read more OpenSecrets News &amp; Analysis:Support Accountability JournalismAt OpenSecrets.org we offer in-depth, money-in-politics stories in the public interest. Whether you’re reading about 2020 presidential fundraising, conflicts of interest or “dark money” influence, we produce this content with a small, but dedicated team. Every donation we receive from users like you goes directly into promoting high-quality data analysis and investigative journalism that you can trust.OpenSecrets is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Your donation is tax-exempt.Karl joined the Center for Responsive Politics in October 2018. 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Sign up for our weekly money-in-politics newsletter!CloseHours after an angry mob of President ’s supporters stormed the Capitol building Wednesday — a violent insurrection that forced lawmakers to evacuate, delayed the democratic process and led to the death of a Capitol Police officer — 147 Republican lawmakers on behalf of the president’s baseless allegations of fraud.&nbsp;The unprecedented move to overturn the will of the voters using the same unfounded claims that incited Trump’s supporters to attack the Capitol sparked widespread outrage. Influential trade associations, powerful...

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