At least six Republican state attorney generals have solicited hundreds of thousands of dollars in political donations from corporations and trade groups that were facing lawsuits from their states. This according to a report by the Washington Post based on internal fundraising documents.

Among the companies targeted were: Pfizer, MasterCard, Eli Lilly, Anheuser-Busch, Citigroup, U.S. Steel, General Motors Microsoft and Shell Oil.

The states involved were Texas, Alaska, Virginia, Delaware, South Carolina, and Ohio.