Question

Senator Kaufman spearheaded the Senate's investigation of Wall Street. But, he was appointed and not elected. He did NOT receive any campaign donations. How might this have influenced his ability to investigate financial crime? How might it have been different for elected officials? You CANNOT use websites or Wikipedia. You MUST use credible sources, journals, databases, books, etc...

Answer 1

Answer:

For not receiving any financial help from the grantees, senator Kauffman hands were not tied neither was he unburdened or pressured by the outside forces to undermine the white collar crime investigations.

Step-by-step explanation

In the US the elites that is the political class, bankers and the individual funders do have influence over the State representatives due to their huge donations used in campaigns. In this case Senator Kaufman did not campaign but rather was appointed hence he did not receive any financial help from any third party, therefore his only commitment was to deliver the work he was appointed for.  

This differs from other leaders because their allegiance is swayed as they try to please their donors for example; elected officials who received donations from NRA went against the bills that would limit their access to particular weapons.