Overview
- Reporters tallied $13.7 million in spending by the transition after raising slightly more than $14 million.
- By not signing the GSA agreement, the transition avoided a $5,000 donation cap and delayed public disclosure of contributors.
- The list includes prominent billionaires such as Paul Singer and Jeff Yass.
- Several donors later joined the administration, including Linda McMahon at Education, Howard Lutnick at Commerce, Steve Witkoff as Middle East envoy, Stanley Woodward Jr. at the Justice Department, and U.S. attorney Dominick Gerace II.
- Watchdog groups criticized the secrecy and are urging new disclosure rules, and the transition’s required IRS filing has been requested and is expected within days.