Tag: Corporate Influence

Contributors Donate Over $350M to Fund Trump’s $300M White House Ballroom Project. What Might Those Donors Get in Return?

Just 37 Contributors Donated Over $350M to Fund Trump’s $300M White House Ballroom Project. What Will They Get for Their Money?

The Trump administration announced a list of 37 corporate and wealthy donors for the White House ballroom project October 22nd, just days after beginning the East Wing’s demolition. Over $350 million dollars has been raised for the $300 million dollar project according to President Trump, and it raises questions of special interests currying favor with the administration.

Just 2 Weeks Before Bribery and Corruption Charges are Dropped Against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez Gets 11 Years for Similar Charges

A federal judge sentenced former New Jersey U.S. Senator Bob Menendez January 29th to 11 years in prison for corruption charges and acting as a foreign agent. Menendez, a Democrat, was contrite in the courtroom, but blasted the process as “political,” and “corrupted to the core” in a not-so-subtle appeal to President Donald Trump.