A group supporting former President Donald Trump got one of the biggest checks of the 2024 presidential election in May.
On June 20, the super political action committee Make America Great Again Inc. reported a $50 million contribution from Timothy Mellon to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
The donation was recorded on May 31, the day after a New York jury convicted former President Trump on multiple felony counts.
Mr. Mellon, an heir to the Mellon family fortune, is ranked as one of the largest political donors of the 2024 cycle. As of the end of April, according to watchdog group OpenSecrets, Mr. Mellon has donated more than $65 million to various political causes since the beginning of 2023. That made him the second-largest individual donor of the cycle….