Donor Influence and Access

Signed Imaad Zuberi's commutation on May 28, 2025, ending his 12-year federal prison sentence and lifting the $1.75 million fine and $15.7 million in restitution; issued an amended single-recipient commutation warrant for the same offenses on October 1, 2025.

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).

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.

Founding member of Executive Branch; co-CEO of Gemini Trust, whose SEC enforcement case was paused under Trump-installed agency leadership in April 2025.

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.

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.

Confirmed as Secretary of Commerce by 51-45 Senate vote on February 18, 2025. Previously chair and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and co-chair of the 2024 Trump transition team; gave $8.75 million to MAGA Inc. during the 2024 cycle.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Founding member of Executive Branch; co-CEO of Gemini Trust, whose SEC enforcement case was paused under Trump-installed agency leadership in April 2025.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Hosted the $1-million-per-head candlelight dinner at Mar-a-Lago and collected Fago's ticket revenue. MAGA Inc. is the pro-Trump super PAC raising unlimited funds for Trump-aligned political activity.

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.