Internal fundraising records reportedly show $333 million in private donations for President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project.
A spreadsheet tracking gifts above $10,000 lists 67 donations as of late last month. It records $25 million commitments from each of Nvidia, Apple, the Adelson family and Charles Ergen, the co-founder and chairman of Dish Network. Other fundraising records indicate that donors seeking anonymity provided at least $77 million.
The White House named 37 donors last October but did not disclose their individual contributions. Trump has said he is helping pay for the ballroom, although his name does not appear on the spreadsheet.
A nonprofit collects the donations before transferring the money to the government and a White House account under the president’s direct control. Independent experts and scholars have voiced concerns about that arrangement.
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