Overview
- An NBC News review of Federal Election Commission records found a dozen contributors gave at least $1 million to the Trump-aligned super PAC in late 2024 and 2025, many with little prior history of large federal donations.
- OpenAI CEO Greg Brockman and his wife, Anna, each donated $12.5 million in September 2025, and Brockman later praised the president’s tech engagement in a December post on X.
- Palantir CEO Alexander Karp gave $1 million in December 2024, and in April 2025 Palantir won a $30 million ICE contract to provide a deportation-tracking system.
- General Atlantic CEO William Ford contributed $1.25 million before the January 2025 inauguration; Ford sits on ByteDance’s board as the TikTok parent pursued a deal to sell its U.S. entity to American investors.
- Donations from relatives of defendants coincided with favorable outcomes, including reduced charges in the case tied to Isabela Herrera and a pardon for donor Elizabeth Fago’s son, as the Justice Department stated decisions were not influenced by contributions.