★ Private Action
Banking heiress gives $3.5M to Trump's super PAC
Donations In, Favors OutThe Pardon ListTrump's Megadonors
Filed December 2024$3,500,000
★ The Brief
What happened
Isabela Herrera, a self-employed financial consultant and heir to a centuries-old banking family, gave MAGA Inc. $2.5 million on December 31, 2024, and another $1 million on July 22, 2025.
Who enabled it
Who benefits
Deal or steal?
Isabela Herrera's father, banker Julio Herrera Velutini, was facing federal bribery charges at the time. The month after her second check, he pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor instead, and in January 2026 Trump pardoned him.
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Isabela Herrera gave $3.5 million to MAGA Inc., the pro-Trump super PAC, in two contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission: $2.5 million on December 31, 2024, and $1 million on July 22, 2025. She listed herself as a self-employed financial consultant. Herrera, an American citizen, is the daughter of Julio Herrera Velutini, a billionaire banker from a prominent Venezuelan family who at the time was facing federal felony bribery charges in Puerto Rico. In August 2025 he pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor campaign finance charge, and in January 2026 Trump pardoned him. The New York Times reported the donations in its account of the family's effort to win him a pardon. Herrera did not respond to requests for comment.
Further reading
- ★ Private ActionApril 2025Elizabeth Fago attends $1M MAGA Inc. dinner before son's pardon
- ★ Private ActionOctober 2024Convicted Nikola founder Milton donates to Trump while facing prison
- ★ Private ActionMay 2026SoftBank donates $50M to Trump's presidential library
- ★ Government ActionJanuary 2026Trump pardons billionaire banker in Puerto Rico bribery case
- ★ Private ActionJanuary 2026Moroun donates $1M to MAGA Inc. before lobbying against rival bridge
- ★ Private ActionSeptember 2025Greg and Anna Brockman donate $25M to MAGA Inc.