Who is Sheldon Adelson [View all]

And why have I not seen him discussed here?

"On September 23, 2016, Adelson announced a $25 million donation to Trump's presidential campaign, as part of a $65 million donation to the Republican electoral campaign for 2016. This rendered Adelson by far the biggest donor in either party (Republicans or Democrats) in the 2016 election cycle.[12] It also makes him by far the largest donor to Donald Trump's White House bid.[12] Adelson was the largest donor to Trump's inaugural celebrations, with a $5 million donation to the celebrations.[121]

According to federal records, from 2010 through 2020, Adelson and his wife donated more than $500 million to the Republican party campaigns and super PACs.[12"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Adelson#:~:text=On%20September%2023%2C%202016%2C%20Adelson,in%20the%202016%20election%20cycle.

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Miller, Scavino, and Kushner aide reported gifts from Patriot Legal Expense Fund
Meredith Lerner
July 19, 2019
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Steven Miller
A fund created to offset legal expenses associated with the Russia investigations paid over $150,000 in 2018 to cover legal expenses incurred by Stephen Miller, Dan Scavino, and Avi Berkowitz, according to documents obtained by CREW. The fund does not disclose whose legal fees it offsets, but public financial disclosures filed by these officials reported the payments as gifts.

The Patriot Legal Expense Fund Trust, LLC (Patriot Fund) was established to help cover the legal expenses of current and former Trump administration officials, as well as members of the Trump campaign and transition team, arising from investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Policy Stephen Miller disclosed a $40,000 gift from the Patriot Fund in the form of a “[p]ayment for legal services” in part 9 of his 2019 annual financial disclosure report. Avi Berkowitz, Deputy Assistant to the President and Advisor to Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, disclosed a similar gift from the Patriot Fund totaling $109,072.71. Assistant to the President and Director of Social Media Dan Scavino disclosed a $5,018.50 gift from the Patriot Fund.



The question as to whether money from prohibited sources may have funded their distributions is important because the listed donors in the Patriot Fund’s IRS filings include individuals who may well be prohibited sources for gifts to White House employees. For example, the New York Times reported that Sheldon Adelson, who gave the Patriot Fund $250,000, “has used his access to push the president to” take certain actions in the Middle East “according to people familiar with their discussions.” Likewise, ProPublica reported that President Trump raised an issue regarding Adelson’s bid to build a casino in Japan with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. This reporting suggests that Adelson may meet the definition of “prohibited source” under OGE’s regulations.

https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/stephen-miller-dan-scavino-patriot-legal-expense-fund/


No longer wondering who bankrolls Miller.