Donations In, Favors Out

Issued a public social media threat to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge and floated a potential U.S. acquisition of a share of the bridge, hours after Commerce Secretary Lutnick relayed a meeting with Ambassador Bridge owner Matthew Moroun.

Received Moroun's lobbying meeting as Commerce Secretary, then called President Trump after the meeting — a key step in the chain of events that preceded Trump's public threat to block the bridge.

Stands to benefit commercially if the Gordie Howe Bridge is blocked or delayed, as it would protect the Ambassador Bridge's monopoly on cross-border toll traffic in the Detroit-Windsor corridor.

Listed as an individual donor and cofounder of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Received a presidential commutation lifting his 12-year federal sentence, $1.75 million fine, and $15.7 million restitution order. The underlying convictions covered FARA violations, tax evasion, illegal foreign and conduit campaign contributions, and witness tampering. His criminal defense was handled by David Warrington, now Trump's White House counsel (recused from the clemency deliberations per the White House).

Listed as an individual donor and cofounder of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Co-owner of Executive Branch; son of Trump Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

Managing partner of Habba Madaio & Associates and Trump's lead attorney in the E. Jean Carroll civil cases. Named Counselor to the President at the start of the second Trump administration.

Subject of the transition legal review; reported to have solicited retainers from people seeking administration posts, including a substantial retainer tied to Bessent's Treasury bid. Denied the allegations as "false and defamatory."

Founding member of Executive Branch; Trump White House "crypto czar".

Partner at Dhillon Law Group representing Trump and Trump-aligned political clients. Named White House Counsel at the start of the second Trump administration.

Co-owner of Executive Branch; profits from the $500k membership sales and provides the family conduit to the President.

Paid $1 million for a seat at a MAGA Inc. candlelight dinner at Mar-a-Lago in early April 2025 promising face-to-face access to Trump. Three weeks later, Trump pardoned her son Paul Walczak, wiping his 18-month federal tax-fraud sentence and $4.4 million in restitution. Has hosted at least three Trump campaign fundraisers and attended VIP events at the 2017 and 2025 inaugurations.

Partner at Blanche Law and part of Trump's defense team during the New York hush-money trial. Took a role as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General at the start of the second Trump administration and served for a period as acting Deputy Attorney General before Blanche's confirmation.

Co-donated $25 million with his wife Anna Brockman to MAGA Inc., a super PAC supporting President Trump, framing the contribution as advancing pro-AI policy goals.

Founder of Dhillon Law Group and a longtime RNC committeewoman from California. Confirmed in April 2025 as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice.

Listed as an individual donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Founding member of Executive Branch; top Trump fund-raiser and lobbyist who in Q1 2025 registered 39 new corporate clients including the offshore crypto firm Tether.

Founder of James Otis Law Group and the attorney who argued Trump v. United States -- the presidential-immunity case -- before the Supreme Court in April 2024. Nominated as U.S. Solicitor General in November 2024 and confirmed in April 2025.

Listed alongside Jeff Sprecher as an individual donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Confirmed as Secretary of Education by 51-45 Senate vote on March 3, 2025. WWE co-founder; former Small Business Administration administrator under Trump 1.0; chair of the America First Policy Institute; gave $20 million to MAGA Inc. during the 2024 cycle; co-chaired the 2024 Trump transition team.

Co-owner of Executive Branch via 1789 Capital; head of the Florida-based venture firm that also hired Donald Trump Jr. as a senior executive.

Received a full pardon, wiping his April 11, 2025 sentence of 18 months in federal prison and roughly $4.4 million in restitution for unpaid payroll taxes (more than $7 million withheld from employees and never remitted, plus more than $10 million total tax loss). His clemency petition explicitly cited his mother's Republican fundraising history as evidence the prosecution had been political payback.

Indirect beneficiary of roughly $1.4 million in total donations from Milton and his wife to "organizations and PACs raising funds for Kennedy" (per WSJ), including the $750,000 MAHA Alliance contribution. Per WSJ, Trump told Milton on the pardon call that "Bobby said great things about him." Now serves as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump administration.

Confirmed as Treasury Secretary by 68-29 Senate vote on January 27, 2025. Founder of macro hedge fund Key Square Group and former chief investment officer for George Soros's Soros Fund Management; hosted Trump fundraisers in 2024 totaling roughly $57 million.

Led the UAE delegation to Washington, offered the $1.4 trillion investment pledge to Trump in the Oval Office, and pressed asks on AI chip access and CFIUS fast-tracks — while already secretly holding 49% of World Liberty Financial through Aryam.

Listed as an individual donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Anonymously donated $130 million to the Pentagon to fund U.S. military pay during the shutdown; identified by the New York Times as the unnamed donor Trump praised publicly.

Founder of Blanche Law and Trump's lead defense attorney in the New York hush-money trial. Save America's payments to his firm coincided with the trial period; the firm received up to $800K/month during the peak of the proceedings. Nominated as Deputy Attorney General in November 2024 and confirmed in March 2025.

Made the donations jointly with his wife while under a federal fraud conviction, free on appeal, facing a four-year prison term and roughly $676 million in restitution. Received a full presidential pardon from Trump five months after the October 2024 donation batch. Has publicly said the donations were not connected to the pardon.

Of Counsel at James Otis Law Group since August 2023 and member of Trump's appellate legal team. Named White House Staff Secretary at the start of the second Trump administration.

Co-owner of Executive Branch; son of Trump Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and co-founder of World Liberty Financial.

Trump's leadership PAC and the sole Trump-cmte source of legal fees to Blanche Law before inauguration -- 32 payments totaling $9,269,237 between April 2023 and January 2025. Save America's contributors fund the disbursements; the committee has continued paying the firm in 2025 - 2026 after Blanche's confirmation as Deputy Attorney General.

Received the $1 million donation from Moroun, adding to its fundraising base from donors who have sought and received White House access and favorable policy actions.

Trump's 2020-era candidate committee made 21 disbursements totaling $377,575 to Habba Madaio & Associates between February 2022 and March 2024 -- the smaller of the two Trump-committee revenue streams to Habba's firm.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Lobbied for the tax repeal as part of a gun-rights coalition and called it the biggest blow to the National Firearms Act since its 1934 passage.

The RNC made 72 disbursements totaling $3,493,733 to Dhillon Law Group between August 2019 and January 2025. Dhillon was an RNC committeewoman for California during part of this period, and her firm handled election-law work for the party.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Co-owner of Executive Branch; Florida-based venture firm whose portfolio companies have business pending before federal regulators.

Received the $900,000 conduit donation that federal prosecutors later identified as illegally disguising its true source. The 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee funded Trump's January 20, 2017 inauguration and related events.

Listed as a donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Listed as a donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Recipient of $9,269,237 from Save America PAC across 32 payments between April 2023 and January 2025. Founded by Todd Blanche in 2022 specifically to represent Trump in the New York hush-money case; Emil Bove was a partner. Both principals subsequently took senior Justice Department roles.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Accepted the $130 million donation under its general gift acceptance authority to offset service members' salaries and benefits during the federal shutdown.

Stands to benefit from any blockage or delay of the Gordie Howe Bridge, which would otherwise compete for toll revenues currently flowing exclusively to the Ambassador Bridge it owns.

Recipient of $13,847,315 across four Trump-affiliated committees between 2019 and January 2025. Founded by Harmeet Dhillon and built into a leading conservative election-law and First Amendment practice; David Warrington was also a partner. Both principals took senior administration roles -- Warrington as White House Counsel, Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.

Trump's 2024 presidential principal campaign committee (Never Surrender, Inc., FEC ID C00828541) made 42 disbursements totaling $7,262,161 to Dhillon Law Group between June 2023 and January 2025 -- the largest single-committee revenue stream to any of the four firms covered by this set of actions.

Private Washington membership club; profits from $500k seats sold to executives and donors seeking proximity to the Trump administration. Re-creates the role previously served by the lobby of the Trump International Hotel in Washington.

Approved two T-Mobile network expansion deals in July 2025, following T-Mobile's termination of its DEI programs under Trump administration pressure.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Recipient of $8,916,686 in legal fees from Save America PAC and MAGA PAC combined between February 2022 and January 2025. The firm represented Trump in the E. Jean Carroll civil cases and other personal litigation; founding partner Alina Habba was named Counselor to the President at the start of the second administration.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Recipient of $2,021,192 from Save America PAC across 14 payments between November 2023 and January 2025. Founded in 2015 by D. John Sauer; Will Scharf joined as Of Counsel in August 2023. Both principals subsequently took senior administration roles.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Super PAC that was the principal outside-money vehicle backing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 2024 presidential campaign. Received $750,000 from Milton on September 18, 2024, after Kennedy had dropped out and endorsed Trump.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

The firearms-industry trade association; lobbied for the repeal, which benefits the gun and suppressor manufacturers it represents.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Listed as a donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.

Trump 2024 joint fundraising committee; received more than $1.8 million from Milton and his wife, including a single $920,000 contribution on October 10, 2024.

Listed as a corporate donor pledging a contribution to Trump's White House ballroom project; no specific dollar amount disclosed.