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RandySF

(84,396 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 02:30 PM Feb 21

Moroun donates $1M to MAGA fund days before Trump's bridge threat

Matthew Moroun, whose family owns the Ambassador Bridge, gave $1 million to a political action committee that supports Republican President Donald Trump less than a month before Trump threatened to block the opening of a new, competing span between Detroit and Canada.

The $1 million receipt for the super PAC MAGA Inc. was revealed in a monthly campaign finance disclosure covering January and submitted to the Federal Election Commission on Friday night.

Brendan Fischer, director of strategic investigations for the nonprofit Campaign Legal Center, identified the receipt in a post on X.

"Wow," Fischer wrote. "New FEC reports show billionaire Matt Moroun gave Trump’s super PAC $1 million last month."

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Moroun donates $1M to MAGA fund days before Trump's bridge threat (Original Post) RandySF Feb 21 OP
We ought to be able to get those prices down. Turbineguy Feb 21 #1
In the constitution, bribery is specified as an impeachable offense Walleye Feb 21 #2
Right, and since he was given $$$ in advance, it can still be considered bribery AZJonnie Feb 21 #3
It will be interesting Greg_In_SF Feb 21 #4

Turbineguy

(40,085 posts)
1. We ought to be able to get those prices down.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 02:34 PM
Feb 21

After all, everybody knows what he is, we're just arguing over the price.

AZJonnie

(3,707 posts)
3. Right, and since he was given $$$ in advance, it can still be considered bribery
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 03:05 PM
Feb 21

Since the SCOTUS Shady 6 has declared it's only ever bribery when the bag of cash is handed over in advance of the corrupt action. Afterwards, it's magically just a "reward for a job well done"

Greg_In_SF

(1,257 posts)
4. It will be interesting
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 03:14 PM
Feb 21

to see the legal technicalities of it going to a super PAC instead of directly to Trump.

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