★ Private Action
Timothy Mellon donates $25M to pro-RFK Jr. super PAC
Corporate FavorsTrump 2024 Outside Spending
Filed April 2024$25,000,000
★ The Brief
What happened
Mellon, heir to the Mellon banking fortune, made five contributions totaling $25 million to a super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s independent 2024 presidential bid, beginning in 2023.
Who enabled it
Who benefits
Timothy Mellon made five separate donations totaling $25 million to a super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s independent presidential bid, beginning in 2023. His final donation to that super PAC was made in April 2024. Kennedy had launched his campaign as a Democrat before running as an independent candidate.
Actors
Who pushed it · 1Who initiated, paid, or pushed the action.
Timothy MellonMade five donations totaling $25 million to a pro-RFK Jr. super PAC between 2023 and April 2024, with the final contribution in April 2024.
Timothy Mellon has paid into Trump’s orbit:
Beneficiaries
Who gained · 1Who stood to gain.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.His independent presidential campaign was supported by the super PAC that received Mellon's $25 million in cumulative donations.
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