Pay for play is what made Trump the President possible, see Super PACs and Citizens United for more details.

PACs financed by, well, any country or organization or person, really, can funnel millions directly to their chosen candidate (or their favorite shell company, and so on).

They call it “donations”, because fuck you.

Remember, we’re only told about the up-front “donations” that they openly claim for publicity. It’s a lot more than that.