Apple and Nvidia each gave $25 million to the project, the highest individual amount, while the Adelson family also contributed $25 million. The leaked files highlight potential conflicts of interest, including a $2.5 million pledge from Isabela Herrera, whose father, a foreign banker indicted on bribery charges, received a presidential pardon in January. The White House has dismissed these accusations as "fake" and stated it will relentlessly pursue the individual responsible for leaking the records.
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Trump Gave $0 to $333M White House Ballroom Reversing Own Pledge
US Politics1 day ago
Roughly 50% of the financial backers for the recent residential expansion of the executive mansion held government contracts during the current presidential term, according to records obtained by The Washington Post. Internal documents reveal that Donald Trump provided $0 of the $333 million raised for the construction of the White House ballroom, despite his previous public claims that he would pay for the project in full. The list identifies entities such as Palantir as key contributors, with the company receiving up to $11 billion in Department of Defense contracts under the administration.
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