★ Private Action
David Marcus donates $500K to Trump 47 Committee
Filed July 2024$500,000
★ The Brief
What happened
David A. Marcus, the former president of PayPal and chief of Meta's messaging division, contributed $500,000 to Trump 47 Committee in a single contribution during the 2024 federal election cycle.
Who enabled it
Who benefits
Deal or steal?
Marcus has built much of his recent career in cryptocurrency — he co-created Meta's now-shuttered Diem stablecoin project and currently leads bitcoin-payments startup Lightspark. Trump's SEC crypto enforcement actions have fallen 60% in his first year.
David Marcus of California, employed by Lightspark Group, INC, contributed $500,000 to Trump 47 Committee in a single contribution during the 2024 federal election cycle, in support of Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. Trump 47 Committee (FEC C00867937) was the principal joint fundraising committee of the cycle, distributing proceeds to the Trump 2024 campaign, the Republican National Committee, Save America (Trump's leadership PAC), and participating state Republican parties per its joint fundraising agreement.
Actors
Who pushed it · 1Who initiated, paid, or pushed the action.
David MarcusDonated $500,000 to Trump 47 Committee.
Beneficiaries
Who gained · 1Who stood to gain.
- Trump 47 Committee
Received $500,000 from David Marcus.
Further reading
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