Donors, Cases Dropped

Companies and individuals that gave to Trump's political operation, set beside the federal investigations, lawsuits, and penalties subsequently dropped, paused, or settled.

Ranked by appearances across this topic's actions.

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  Russell Vought

  As CFPB acting director, directed the bureau to drop its lawsuit against Capital One and four other financial institutions.
  3 actions
• Shayne Coplan

  Polymarket CEO who had been the subject of an FBI device seizure in October 2024; received no criminal charges following closure of the DOJ investigation.
  2 actions
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  Cameron Winklevoss

  Co-founder and co-CEO of Gemini Trust; later joined the Trump-orbit Executive Branch private club in Washington as a founding member.
  1 action
• Chris Kise

  As Ver's lead attorney, negotiated directly with former Trump co-counsel Blanche and Bhirud, dictated key terms of the agreement including exclusion of the word 'fraud,' and was the only Ver attorney to sign the final deal.
  1 action
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  Donald Trump

  Hosted a White House crypto summit and invited Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan to attend while federal investigations of Polymarket remained open.
  1 action
• John Danaher

  Longtime TransUnion executive named in the 2022 CFPB case; had all charges against him dropped along with the TransUnion action.
  1 action
• 
  Ketan Bhirud

  As Associate Deputy Attorney General overseeing the criminal tax division, negotiated the deferred prosecution agreement line by line with Ver's team, excluded career prosecutors from key meetings, and publicly announced the resolution as a DOJ success.
  1 action
• 
  Mark T. Uyeda

  As SEC Acting Chairman, directed the Commission to file a joint stipulation dismissing the civil enforcement action against Coinbase, framing the move as part of a broader regulatory reform effort.
  1 action
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  Paul Atkins

  Trump-appointed SEC chairman; under his leadership the agency paused the Gemini Trust enforcement action shortly after he took office.
  1 action
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  Roger Ver

  Avoided criminal conviction, prison, and extradition; paid $49.9 million — roughly the amount he allegedly owed in taxes in the first place — and was not required to appear in a U.S. court or admit to fraud.
  1 action
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  Todd Blanche

  As Deputy Attorney General running day-to-day DOJ operations, gave his blessing to the deferred prosecution deal and directed the department's departure from its prior insistence on a guilty plea or trial.
  1 action
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  Tyler Winklevoss

  Co-founder and co-CEO of Gemini Trust; later joined the Trump-orbit Executive Branch private club in Washington as a founding member.
  1 action

Ranked by appearances across this topic's actions.

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  Securities and Exchange Commission

  Agreed to dismiss its appeals of the $125 million fine and injunction, ending active litigation against Ripple Labs under the more crypto-friendly Trump-era SEC leadership.
  5 actions
• 
  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

  Filed court documents dismissing the Capital One lawsuit and four other active enforcement cases at the direction of acting director Russell Vought.
  3 actions
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  Polymarket

  Had its DOJ probe dropped without charges, enabling it to pursue reentry into the US prediction market after years of exclusion under a CFTC settlement.
  2 actions
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  U.S. Department of Justice

  Executed the deferred prosecution agreement, abandoning an eight-year criminal tax indictment and accepting a monetary payment in lieu of a guilty plea or prison sentence — the only tax prosecution the administration killed outright.
  2 actions
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  Capital One

  Had the CFPB's $2 billion interest-underpayment lawsuit against it dismissed, eliminating a major pending legal liability.
  1 action
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  Coinbase

  Had the pending civil enforcement action against Coinbase Inc. and Coinbase Global Inc. dismissed by the SEC, ending the litigation.
  1 action
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  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

  Issued a formal declination notice to Polymarket, closing the civil investigation with no further action taken.
  1 action
• Gemini

  Cryptocurrency exchange whose long-running SEC enforcement case was placed on hold by Trump-installed agency leadership.
  1 action
• Heights Finance Holding Company

  Had an active CFPB enforcement lawsuit dismissed.
  1 action
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  JBS USA

  Received SEC approval for a dual listing on the NYSE, a goal the company had pursued for nearly a decade.
  1 action
• Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency

  Had an active CFPB enforcement lawsuit dismissed.
  1 action
• Pilgrim's Pride

  Donated $5 million to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, becoming the single largest donor, while parent company JBS sought SEC approval for a NYSE dual listing and faced ongoing federal investigations.
  1 action
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  Ripple Labs

  Had the SEC's active lawsuit and appeals against it dropped, ending years of high-profile litigation; retains the $125 million fine and injunction but avoids further enforcement escalation.
  1 action
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  Robinhood

  Had its crypto arm's SEC investigation closed with no enforcement action, eliminating significant legal exposure after receiving a Wells notice in May 2024.
  1 action
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  Rocket Homes

  Had an active CFPB enforcement lawsuit dismissed.
  1 action
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  TransUnion

  Had its 2022 CFPB enforcement case — alleging violation of a 2017 order against deceptive marketing practices — dismissed.
  1 action
• Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee

  Received $5 million from Pilgrim's Pride, the largest single donation to the inaugural fund.
  1 action
• Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance

  Had an active CFPB enforcement lawsuit dismissed.
  1 action

Derived from the organizations and individuals involved.

• Consumer Goods & Hospitality
• Cryptocurrency
• Defense & Aerospace
• Energy & Environment
• Federal Government
• Financial Services
• Food & Agriculture
• Media & Entertainment
• Political Committees & Political Money
• Prediction Markets
• Private Foundations & Donor Networks
• Professional Services
• State Government
• Technology & AI
• Telecommunications
• Trump Family Business