Find and summarize an additional example of money influencing politics not mentioned in the book or videos.

Find and summarize an additional example of money influencing politics not mentioned in the book or videos. Given the influence of lobbyists in Washington, D.C., how can the government be expected to serve the best interests of its citizens? Or, in other words, if politicians are being funded by special interest groups, who are they serving? At what level should accepting funding from private interests become a crime? Or, should it ever?