★ Topic
Trump Presidential Library
$108M documented · December 2024 – September 2025
- Actions
- 7
- People
- 5
- Orgs
- 7
- Sectors
- 14
Trump's presidential library is emerging as a vehicle for collecting large corporate and institutional payments made under legal or political pressure, blurring the line between private charity and influence-seeking.
Actions
Government Action
September 2025Florida Cabinet transfers $66M Miami parcel to Trump library foundation
$66M
Government Action
July 2025Qatar donates luxury Boeing 747 to U.S. defense department
Government Action
June 2025Air Force pulls Qatar jet retrofit funds from Sentinel ICBM program
Government Action
January 2025DeSantis signs law shielding Trump library from local opposition
Private Action
January 2025Meta donates $1M to Trump inauguration amid admin outreach
$1M
Private Action
January 2025Meta pays $22M to Trump library to settle Facebook ban suit
$25M
Private Action
December 2024ABC News pays $15M to Trump library to settle defamation suit
$16M
People
Ranked by appearances across this topic's actions.
4 actionsDonald TrumpThe aircraft is intended for presidential use during Trump's remaining time in office, and sources report a plan to transfer it to the Trump presidential library foundation after he leaves office.
2 actionsRon DeSantisAs governor, chaired and voted with the Florida Cabinet to approve the conveyance of the $66 million Miami parcel to the Trump library foundation.
1 actionMark ZuckerbergPersonally negotiated the settlement directly with Trump and authorized Meta's $25 million payment, including $22 million to Trump's presidential library fund, while seeking to improve Meta's relationship with the incoming Trump administration.
1 actionPete HegsethSigned the memorandum of understanding on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense, formally accepting Qatar's donation of the Boeing 747 with no post-presidency conditions.
1 actionTroy MeinkAs Air Force Secretary, confirmed and directed that refurbishment funding for the donated Qatari jet would be drawn from the Sentinel ICBM replacement program budget.
Organizations
Ranked by appearances across this topic's actions.
4 actionsDonald J. Trump Presidential Library FoundationReceived title to a nearly three-acre parcel of prime downtown Miami real estate appraised at more than $66 million, to be used as the site of the future Trump presidential library.
2 actionsMetaDonated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund as part of a broader effort to improve its standing with the incoming Trump administration.
1 actionABC NewsAgreed to pay $15 million to Trump's presidential library non-profit and $1 million in legal fees, and posted a public editor's note expressing regret, to resolve the defamation lawsuit brought by Trump.
1 actionDepartment of DefenseNamed as the receiving entity in the MOU; given sole discretion over use or disposal of the donated aircraft under Hegseth's direction.
1 actionFlorida CabinetThe constitutionally required collective body — comprising the attorney general, chief financial officer, and commissioner of agriculture — voted to authorize the transfer of state property to the Trump library foundation.- 1 actionQatarDonated a luxury Boeing 747 to the U.S. government unconditionally, receiving no concrete return within this action.
1 actionU.S. Air ForceThe institutional body directed to execute the refurbishment of the Qatari Boeing 747 using funds redirected from the Sentinel nuclear missile program.
Sectors involved
Derived from the organizations and individuals involved.
- Consumer Goods & Hospitality
- Cryptocurrency
- Defense & Aerospace
- Energy & Environment
- Federal Government
- Financial Services
- Foreign Governments
- Media & Entertainment
- Political Committees & Political Money
- Private Foundations & Donor Networks
- State Government
- Technology & AI
- Telecommunications
- Trump Family Business