The Make America Great Again Committee
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| Make America Great Again PAC | |
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| Location: | New York |
| Type: | Super PAC |
| Height official: | Mike Ciletti |
| Founder(south): | Leslie Caldwell |
| Year founded: | 2015 |
| Website: | Official website |
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Brand America Great Once more PAC (MAGA PAC) was a pro-Donald Trump Super PAC. It was established in July 2015 past Leslie Caldwell. The super PAC filed termination paperwork on July 6, 2016, with the FEC and refunded over a $ane million to its donors.[i] [2]
Groundwork
Founded in July 2015, Make America Great Once again PAC (MAGA PAC) was a pro-Donald Trump Super PAC established by Leslie Caldwell. Co-ordinate to the FEC Statement of Organisation, Caldwell was the custodian of record and treasurer.[3]
In Oct 2015, the super PAC appear it intended to shut downwardly. Mike Ciletti, the group'southward director, said at the fourth dimension, "Mr. Trump has said he doesn't have a super PAC. And so to honor his wishes, I'g shutting my organisation down."[4] On July 6, 2016, MAGA PAC filed for termination with the FEC, effectively ending the super PAC. The super PAC refunded $1,033,000 to its donors.[2] [1]
Finances
2016
According to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission, Brand America Neat Again PAC reported $157,714 in total receipts and $109,350 in full disbursements during calendar year 2016 prior to filing for termination.[5]
2015
According to documents filed with the Federal Election Committee, Make America Not bad Once more PAC reported $1,742,684 in full receipts and $i,584,969 in total disbursements during agenda yr 2015.[6]
Noteworthy donors
Phillip Ruffin, who contributed $1 million, is the owner of Treasure Island Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, while Seryl Kushner, who gave $100,000 is Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump'south mother-in-police force.[7] [8] The Washington Mail noted that "Make America Great Once again eventually refunded Ruffin's money and a few other contributions in December afterwards spending about half a one thousand thousand dollars on consulting, legal expenses, travel, polling and other costs."[1] Beneath is a list of the summit five donors in 2015.
| Peak five 2015 donors to MAGA PAC[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Contribution amount | ||
| Phillip Ruffin | $ane,000,000 | ||
| Andrew Aggravate | $100,000 | ||
| Michael Dezertov | $100,000 | ||
| Seryl Kushner | $100,000 | ||
| Phillip Pilevsky | $100,000 | ||
Legal status
Make America Great Once more PAC was a super PAC. A super PAC is a political committee that can solicit and spend unlimited sums of money. A super PAC cannot contribute directly to a political leader or political party, but information technology can spend independently to campaign for or confronting political figures. These committees are also called independent expenditure-only committees. A super PAC is not legally considered a political action group (PAC) and equally such is regulated under separate rules.[10] [xi]
Noteworthy events
Alleged connections to Trump entrada
On Oct twenty, 2015, The Washington Post reported that in that location were several connections between the super PAC and Trump's campaign.[12] Mike Ciletti, who was a consultant for the super PAC according to Politico, had as well received payments from the Trump campaign for consulting piece of work.[13] Such interaction is permissible by law, provided that precautions are taken to guarantee that no coordination takes identify between the two organizations. The Washington Mail too reported that the super PAC used donor information obtained through the entrada to generate their own fundraising list.[13] [12]
In an interview on March 24, 2016, Stephanie Cegielski, a former spokeswoman for the group, stated, "I am glad [Trump] has brought more than people to the political process but I question his ability to exist the leader of this country."[14]
In an open alphabetic character on March 28, 2016, Cegielski explained why she no longer supported Trump:[15]
| " | I don't call back even Trump idea he would go this far. And I don't even know that he wanted to, which is mayhap the scariest prospect of all. He certainly was never prepared or equipped to go all the way to the White House, but his ego has at present taken over the commuter's seat, and nix else matters. ... His ego has now taken over the driver'south seat, and nil else matters. The Donald does not fail. The Donald does not have whatever weakness. The Donald is his ain biggest enemy. ... Trump acts as if he's a fictional grapheme. But like Hercules, Donald Trump is a work of fiction.[xvi] | " |
Recent news
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Run across also
- Donald Trump
- Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
- Super PAC
- Republican presidential ballot super PACs, 2016
External links
- Make America Great Once more PAC, archived January 27, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 ane.one one.2 The Washington Post, "Longtime Trump friend seeded pro-Trump super PAC with $1 million," February 4, 2016
- ↑ two.0 ii.1 FEC, "Termination, Brand America Great Again PAC," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ FEC, "Argument of Organization," accessed October twenty, 2015
- ↑ Politician, "Pro-Trump super PAC shuts downward," Oct 22, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Make America Cracking Once more PAC Year-End Report, 2016," February 24, 2017
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Make America Great Again PAC Year-End Report, 2015," May 23, 2016
- ↑ Forbes, "Phillip Ruffin," accessed February 26, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Donald Trump Pays a Visit to His Non-And so-Poor Relations," August 23, 2015
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Make America Neat Once again PAC," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ The Atlantic, "The New York Times' Disingenuous Campaign Against Citizens United," February 24, 2012
- ↑ The New York Times, "Who's Financing the 'Super PACs?" May seven, 2012
- ↑ 12.0 12.ane The Washington Postal service, "The inside story of Trump campaign's connections to a big-money super PAC," October 18, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Politico, "Trump attended big-donor fundraiser terminal calendar month," August 23, 2015
- ↑ Gratis Buoy, "Former Pro-Trump Operative Disavows GOP Frontrunner," March 24, 2016
- ↑ XOJane, "An Open Letter of the alphabet to Trump Voters from His Top Strategist-Turned-Defector," March 28, 2016
- ↑ Annotation: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Whatever inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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