These revelations expand on a leaked donor list for a $333M White House ballroom project that shows Donald Trump contributed $0 of the funds despite prior claims he would pay for it himself. The records, first reported by The Washington Post, reveal that Velutini's daughter, Isabela Herrera, pledged $2.5M to the ballroom and gave $3.5M to a pro-Trump super PAC. About half of the project's total donors have held federal contracts or sought regulatory decisions during the current term.
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Banker's Family Gave Trump Aide $50M Deal Before Presidential Pardon
US Politics5 hours ago
Trump advisor Alina Habba received a $10M annual salary from a firm owned by a Venezuelan banker's family shortly before the president pardoned the banker for bribery charges. The total deal for Habba was valued at $50M, according to a New York Times report, and she began her role at the company while still serving as an administration advisor, just weeks before Julio Herrera Velutini received executive clemency.
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