Organizations

Super PAC founded by Elon Musk in 2024 to support Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Musk personally contributed over $100 million and made the PAC responsible for Trump's ground game in swing states. The PAC drew scrutiny for its $1 million daily giveaways to registered voters in swing states, which some legal experts said could violate election laws.

Super PAC formed in 2022 to support Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. Originally founded by MAGA Inc. took over much of the advertising and ground operations typically handled by campaigns. It is led by Trump advisors and has raised hundreds of millions from major Republican donors including Timothy Mellon. Coordinates with other pro-Trump groups in a hub model.

Russia's largest private bank, founded by billionaire Mikhail Fridman. In 2016, cybersecurity researchers identified unusual DNS lookups between Alfa-Bank servers and a Trump Organization email server, triggering FBI investigation. The Mueller Report documented that Alfa-Bank co-founder Petr Aven was directed by Putin to establish a communications channel with the Trump transition team through lobbyist Richard Burt. Aven and Fridman were sanctioned by EU, US, and UK following the 2022 Ukraine invasion.

Russian state-controlled oil company and one of the world's largest publicly traded petroleum companies. The Steele dossier alleged that Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin offered Trump campaign advisor Carter Page a brokerage of 19.5% Rosneft shares in exchange for lifting Ukraine-related sanctions. Page testified he met with Rosneft's head of investor relations in Moscow in July 2016. In December 2016, a 19.5% Rosneft stake was sold to Qatar Investment Authority and Glencore.

Russian state development corporation and investment bank headquartered in Moscow. In December 2016, VEB chairman Sergey Gorkov met with Jared Kushner at Trump Tower during the presidential transition. Gorkov, a graduate of the FSB Academy, was appointed by Putin. The Mueller Report noted conflicting accounts of whether the meeting was diplomatic or business-related. VEB has been under U.S. sanctions since 2014.

Canadian-American alternative asset management company that finalized a $1.28 billion deal for a 99-year lease on Kushner Companies' troubled 666 Fifth Avenue property in 2018. The Qatar Investment Authority is Brookfield's second-largest investor, raising conflict of interest concerns given Jared Kushner's White House role. Congressional investigations examined whether the deal influenced Trump administration foreign policy toward Qatar.

American far-right cable news network founded by Robert Herring Sr. that became one of Trump's most ardent media supporters. According to Reuters, AT&T provided approximately 90% of OAN's financial backing. Trump promoted OAN over 120 times on Twitter during his presidency and the network amplified his election fraud claims.

American conservative cable news and digital media company that emerged as a prominent pro-Trump outlet, particularly after the 2020 election. Founded by Christopher Ruddy, a longtime personal friend of Trump. The network promoted Trump's election fraud claims and saw significant viewership growth among Trump supporters who felt Fox News was insufficiently supportive.

British political consulting firm that harvested data from up to 87 million Facebook profiles without consent to build psychological profiles for political targeting. The firm was paid $6.2 million by the Trump 2016 campaign and embedded staff with digital strategist Brad Parscale. Founded with $15 million from hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer, with Steve Bannon on its board. Dissolved in 2018 following the Facebook data scandal.

German multinational investment bank that served as Trump's primary lender for over two decades, providing approximately $2.5 billion in loans including financing for Trump Tower Chicago, Doral golf resort, and Trump International Hotel Washington D.C. The bank continued lending to Trump even after he defaulted on obligations and sued them. The relationship ended after the New York Attorney General's fraud investigation.

Saudi Aramco is the state-owned oil company of Saudi Arabia. It is the largest oil company in the world by production and the second largest by market capitalization. The company's 2019 IPO was the largest in history. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has used Aramco as a centerpiece of Vision 2030, his economic diversification plan.

Frontier Resource Group is a private security and logistics company founded by Erik Prince. The company operates primarily in Africa and the Middle East, providing security services to resource extraction companies. Prince has described it as fulfilling "the vacuum left by the Chinese" in Africa. The company has been linked to UAE-backed security operations in conflict zones.

Blackwater USA was a private military company founded by Erik Prince in 1997. The company provided security services to the U.S. government during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. It faced intense scrutiny after the 2007 Nisour Square massacre in Baghdad. The company rebranded multiple times due to controversies and was eventually acquired by Constellis Holdings.

Colony Capital is a private equity real estate firm founded by Tom Barrack in 1991. The company has managed over $60 billion in assets. Barrack stepped down as CEO in 2018 during his legal troubles. The company rebranded as DigitalBridge in 2021. Colony Capital owns significant real estate holdings in the U.S. and internationally.