How Much Money Did Lawyers Contribute to the Presidential Election?

With U.S. Presidential election taking place, it’s a convenient time to ask: who did the lawyers support?

If, as they say, money talks, it’s probably yelling “I’m With Her” — Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign slogan. That’s according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan nonprofit that tracks political spending.

The non-profit found lawyers and law firms had donated $36.4 million to Clinton, but sent only a fraction of that amount to Republican nominee Trump, $942,000. To put that in perspective, five other presidential candidates raised more money from lawyers and law firms than Trump, including Jeb Bush ($4.3 million), ...