In 2016, outside political spending reached $178 million.

From 1990 to 2002, outside political spending "rarely broke the million-dollar mark, according to OpenSecrets.org. In 2016, it reached $178 million."

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/opinion/america-voting-senate-impeachment.html

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