Make America Great Again Inc., a super PAC working to reelect former President Donald Trump, raised almost $70 million last month — and almost three-quarters of that came from a single billionaire’s massive donation. Timothy Mellon, grandson of former Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon and heir to the Mellon banking empire, gave the group $50 million on May 31, one day after Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts in his New York hush money trial, records filed with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday show. Since 2023, Mellon has given...

Timothy Mellon, an ultra-wealthy banking heir, donated $50 million to a super PAC supporting former President Donald Trump on the day after his history felony conviction, records from the Federal Election Commission show, marking one of the largest disclosed campaign contributions ever. The $50 million contribution is a staggering amount for pro-Trump forces as the White House campaign enters a critical period when voters are starting to tune into the high-stakes race between presumptive GOP nominee Trump and incumbent President Joe Biden. Trump has already made history as the first...

A megadonor gave $50 million to Donald Trump’s campaign on the day of the former president’s hush money conviction, according to new filings. The huge sum, donated by businessman Timothy Mellon to Trump Super PAC MAGA Inc., was the largest federal individual campaign contribution so far this election cycle. The donation made up most of the $68.8 million MAGA Inc. raised in May. Filings show the donation was made on May 31, the same day that Trump became the first US president in history to receive a criminal conviction after...

TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s campaign outraised President Joe Biden by more than $60 million last month, according to federal filings that detailed the Republican fundraising explosion sparked by Trump’s felony convictions. Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee together raised a robust $85 million in May and reported $212 million in the bank at the end of the month. The strong showing does not include roughly $40 million raised by...

A conservative billionaire gave a staggering $50 million to a pro-Donald Trump super PAC last month, a day after the former president was convicted on all counts in his Manhattan hush money trial, according to new campaign finance filings. Timothy Mellon, an heir of the Mellon banking family, made the mammoth donation to Make America Great Again Inc., which recently said it would spend $100 million in the coming months on a nationwide advertising blitz. The New York Times, the first to report the donation, reported that the super PAC...

Make America Great Again Inc. collected $50 million from the Republican donor on May 31, according to federal records. A group supporting former President Donald Trump got one of the biggest checks of the 2024 presidential election in May. On June 20, the super political action committee Make America Great Again Inc. reported a $50 million contribution from Timothy Mellon to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The donation was recorded on May 31, the day after a New York jury convicted former President Trump on multiple felony counts. Mr. Mellon,...