The Art of the StealA project of the Save America Movement

Private Action

Howard Lutnick donates $8.75M to MAGA Inc.

Trump 2024 Outside Spending

Filed August 2024$8,746,466

★ The Brief

What happened

Lutnick, then chair and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, contributed $8.75 million to Make America Great Again Inc. across three contributions during the 2024 federal election cycle.

Who enabled it

Deal or steal?

Lutnick co-chaired Trump's 2024 transition team. Trump later confirmed him as Secretary of Commerce by a 51-45 Senate vote in February 2025.

Howard Lutnick of New York, employed by Cantor Fitzgerald, contributed $8,746,465.76 to Make America Great Again Inc. across 3 contributions during the 2024 federal election cycle, in support of Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. Make America Great Again Inc. (FEC committee C00825851) was the principal pro-Trump Super PAC of the cycle.

Actors

Who pushed it · 1

Who initiated, paid, or pushed the action.

Beneficiaries

Who gained · 1

Who stood to gain.