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Enriching himself and his family

Corporations that wanted things from his government gave record sums to his inauguration and library.

January 20, 2025

His 2025 inauguration raised a record ~$239 million, including $1 million or more from 104 companies, many of which had not given to his campaign but gave once access came with it. His first inauguration had capped donations and rejected corporate money; this one did neither. Separately, media companies routed about $64 million in lawsuit settlements to a Trump library fund that was then dissolved with no public accounting. <span class='caveat'>The money is documented; whether it bought anything is not proven.</span>

SourcesThe record haul, from the FEC filing (Daily Caller) · The norm break, Brennan Center · Dissolved library fund

Corporations that wanted things from his government gave record sums to his inauguration and library.
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