Some of Trump’s biggest inaugural donors benefit from early government actions

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Major donors to Trump’s inaugural fund, like Pilgrim’s Pride and Ripple Labs, have already seen benefits from the government–Ripple settled a $2 billion SEC case for just $50 million and Pilgrim’s Pride’s parent company won USDA approvals

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[1] Some of Trump’s biggest inaugural donors benefit from early government actions · Jun 3, 2025 Tier 1

[2] Major corporate interests and megadonors gave $239 million to fund Trump's inauguration · Jun 3, 2025 Tier 1

[3] Giving outsize sums: Companies that donated to Trump's inauguration reaped huge rewards · Jun 3, 2025 Tier 2

[4] Crypto firms gave $18M to Trump's inauguration. Ripple's $4.9M gift was second biggest overall · Apr 21, 2025 Tier 2

[5] Ripple was Trump inauguration's top crypto donor before SEC regulatory shift · Jun 3, 2025 Tier 2

[6] Million-Dollar Donors Flooded Trump's Second Inauguration · Jun 3, 2025 Tier 1

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The Cascade Ledger. “Some of Trump’s biggest inaugural donors benefit from early government actions.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, June 3, 2025. https://capturecascade.org/event/2025-06-03--inaugural-donors-reap-early-govt-benefits/