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US banking heir gave Trump campaign fund $50mn after ex-president’s conviction
- Timothy Mellon, a conservative billionaire, donated $50 million to a pro-Trump super PAC following the former president's conviction in a hush money trial, bringing his total support for the PAC in this election cycle to $75 million.
- Mellon's donation was part of a significant surge in funding that helped Trump's campaign outpace President Joe Biden's fundraising in May, with the super PAC reserving millions for TV ads in Georgia and Pennsylvania.
- The pro-Trump super PAC, Make America Great Again Inc., received most of its funding in May from Mellon's donation and had significant funds already on hand.
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·Toledo, United States
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Timothy Mellon is the grandson of former U.S. Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon and an enthusiast of Trump's anti-immigration measures
·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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