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58 Corporations Funneled $50M to Trump, Face Scrutiny

4/23/2025

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A striking analysis by Public Citizen uncovers that 58 corporations, under federal scrutiny, funneled $50 million into Trump's inaugural fund. Alarmingly, enforcement actions against 11 of these companies were either dismissed or stalled. Critics decry this as a blatant pay-to-play corruption scheme, suggesting these corporations sought preferential treatment from the Trump administration.

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A striking analysis by Public Citizen uncovers that 58 corporations, under federal scrutiny, funneled $50 million into Trump's inaugural fund. Alarmingly, enforcement actions against 11 of these companies were either dismissed or stalled. Critics decry this as a blatant pay-to-play corruption scheme, suggesting these corporations sought preferential treatment from the Trump administration.