The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 23, 2025

61 Individual and Corporate Donors Gave $1M or More to Trump’s Inaugural. Where did the $239M Go? We’ll Likely Never Know
A parade of well-known brands and CEOs lavished a post-election tribute of $239 million dollars to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, according to a new filing with the Federal Election Commission. What was it used for? Voters will likely never know.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - What are the Rules as to How Contributions to Inaugural Committee Funds Are Spent? There Aren’t Any.
Federal Election Commission - Schedule 13-A Summary for the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee
Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee (via FEC) - Submitted Records
Federal Election Commission - Itemized Donations
Open Secrets - Warren Stephens donations in the 2023-24 Election Cycle
Yahoo Finance - Chicken, crypto, and Nvidia: The companies that helped Trump’s inauguration shatter fundraising records

CNBC - Apple regains $3 trillion market cap after Trump exempts tariffs on iPhones
Groups Taking Action:

Common Cause, Public Citizen, C.R.E.W., Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon

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