By the time we sat down for the interview in his office, I had traced every donation on record to his Frontier Foundation. It turned out to be big money from the pharmaceutical, tobacco, and telecommunications industries. By examining the Congressional Record and cross-referencing dates, I found that each donation to Buyer’s “charity” matched up to a specific congressional action Buyer took. Within days of advocating for initiatives that benefited the contributing industries, he got donations from them.
