Editing Enron (section)

== Enron's influence on politics ==
* [[George W. Bush]], sitting U.S. president at the time of Enron's collapse, received $312,500 to his campaigns and $413,800 to his presidential war chest and inaugural fund.<ref name="Behind the Enron Scandal - Time">{{Cite magazine|url=https://content.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,2020911,00.html|title=Behind the Enron Scandal |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=August 4, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Dick Cheney]], sitting U.S. vice president at the time of Enron's collapse, met with Enron executives six times to develop a new energy policy. He refused to show minutes to Congress.<ref name="Behind the Enron Scandal - Time"/>
* [[John Ashcroft]], the attorney general at the time, recused himself from the DOJ's investigation into Enron due to receiving $57,499 when running for a senate seat in 2000.
* [[Lawrence B. Lindsey|Lawrence Lindsay]], White House Economic Advisor at the time, made $50,000 as a consultant with Enron before moving to the White House in 2000.<ref name="Behind the Enron Scandal - Time"/>
* [[Karl Rove]], White House senior advisor at the time, waited five months before selling $100,000 of Enron stock.<ref name="Behind the Enron Scandal - Time"/>
* [[Marc Racicot|Marc F. Racicot]], Republican National Committee chairman nominee at the time, was handpicked by George W. Bush to serve as a lawyer with [[Bracewell LLP]], a firm that lobbied for Enron.<ref name="Behind the Enron Scandal - Time"/><ref>{{Cite news|last=Berke|first=Richard L.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/us/gop-weighs-chief-s-stance-on-enron-tie.html|title=G.O.P. Weighs Chief's Stance on Enron Tie|date=January 18, 2002|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 16, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>