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(197,359 posts)Last month, the committee that ran President Donald Trumps inaugural festivities released basic details about its revenues and spending. Trump raised $107 million, almost twice the previous record, and spent $104 million. The committees tax filing showed that $26 million of the spending went to an event planning firm started in December by a friend of the First Lady.
We found one more thing that set this inauguration apart: Some of the donations are almost impossible to trace. As the Center for Responsive Politics reports, two dark money groups, which do not disclose their donors, gave $1 million each. Trumps inaugural committee appears to have been the first to accept significant donations from dark money groups.
There are also, of course, many donors we do know about. Like other presidents, Trump raised millions from corporate contributions and wealthy individuals. The securities and investment industry contributed the most, nearly $15 million. Other top industries included real estate, casinos, oil and gas, and mining each of which later benefited from various presidential initiatives and policies. The existence of a contribution, of course, doesnt mean thats the reason for a policy change.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/trumpinc/episodes/trump-inc-podcast-whered-trumps-record-inauguration-spending-go-its-inexplicable