[PeterPrinciple]

avoid any appearance of a link between fund raising and lawmaking...

Note the emphasis was on avoiding the appearance, not to stop doing it.

[Zack Nguyen]

Good point.

[Francohio]

"It's a matter of policy," Rossi said. "To do so would compromise our ability to conduct investigations."

A pity the FBI doesn't treat them the way they treated the folks at Ruby Ridge.