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Coverage dated June 20, 2024

Who Is Timothy Mellon? Trump’s Biggest Donor Is A Secretive Billionaire Banking Scion Who Paid $53 Million For Border Wall.

Headline from Forbes

Timothy Mellon, 81, was virtually unknown to Republican fundraisers until he began donating to Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign.

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  1. Time

    Billionaire Boosts Trump Campaign With $50 Million Donation (opens Time)

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    Timothy Mellon made his donation on May 31, 2024, just one day after Trump was found guilty in the landmark hush-money trial.

  2. New York Times

    Timothy Mellon, Secretive Donor, Gives $50 Million to Pro-Trump Group (opens New York Times)

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    The cash from Mr. Mellon, a reclusive billionaire who has also been a major donor to a super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is among the largest single disclosed gifts ever.

  3. Quartz

    1 billionaire gave a Trump super PAC $50 million after Donald Trump's conviction (opens Quartz)

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    Timothy Mellon has donated a total of $100 million to PACs supporting Trump and RFK Jr.

  4. Forbes

    Who Is Timothy Mellon? Trump’s Biggest Donor Is A Secretive Billionaire Banking Scion Who Paid $53 Million For Border Wall. (opens Forbes)

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    Timothy Mellon, 81, was virtually unknown to Republican fundraisers until he began donating to Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign.

  5. The Guardian

    Billionaire first to reach $100m in election donations – to Trump and RFK Jr (opens The Guardian)

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    Tim Mellon, who said US safety net was ‘slavery redux’, has now given $75m to Trump and $25m to support RFK Jr

  6. Gopusa

    Billionaire Timothy Mellon Donates $50 Million to Trump PAC (opens Gopusa)

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    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).

  7. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Secretive donor Timothy Mellon gives $50 million to pro-Trump group (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    The donation's impact on the 2024 race is expected to be felt almost immediately.

  8. Rolling Stone

    This Billionaire Donated $100 Million to Trump and RFK Jr.'s Super PACs (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Conservative billionaire Timothy Mellon has given $75 million to Trump’s super PAC and $25 million to a pro-Kennedy group.

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