Kraft Group chairman, New England Patriots owner, political donor and founder of the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism.
Relationship to TrumpSocial friendship described by Kraft; no contact reported after January 6, 2021Timeline
- NFL fines the Patriots and removes a first-round pick for prohibited sideline videotapingTeam and coach sanctions imposed; no personal Kraft findingdocumented · 2 sources
penaltyBill Belichick Spygate fine$500,000 - Ordered from
- Bill Belichick
- Ordered to
- National Football League
penaltyPatriots Spygate fine$250,000 - Ordered from
- New England Patriots
- Ordered to
- National Football League
- Connecticut environmental order records wastewater violations at Kraft-owned Rand-WhitneyRand-Whitney bound by a consent order over wastewater violationsdocumented · 2 sources
- NFL fines the Patriots $1 million and removes two draft picksLeague discipline completeddocumented · 1 source
penaltyPatriots Deflategate fine$1 million - Ordered from
- New England Patriots
- Ordered to
- National Football League
- Kraft Group gives $1 million to Trump's inaugural committeeDonation disclosed by the inaugural committeeSocial friendship described by Kraft; no contact reported after January 6, 2021 · documented · 2 sources
paymentKraft Group inaugural contribution$1 million - Paid by / source
- Kraft Group
- Received by
- 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee
- OSHA settlement leaves a serious citation and $12,675 penalty at Kraft-owned companyFormal settlement reduced the initial citations and penaltydocumented · 2 sources
penaltyRand-Whitney current OSHA penalty$12,675 - Ordered from
- Rand-Whitney Container LLC
- Ordered to
- U.S. Department of Labor
penaltyRand-Whitney initial OSHA penalties$139,424 - Reported source
- Rand-Whitney Container LLC
- Reported recipient
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Police say Kraft paid for sex twice; prosecutors charge him with solicitationCharges dismissed September 24, 2020 after surveillance was suppressed; no convictiondocumented · reported · 4 sources
- Kraft directs $1 million prize to Israel-advocacy projects and seeds FCASFoundation and grant program establisheddocumented · 1 source
asset transferGenesis Prize directed to grantmaking$1 million - Transferred by / from
- Genesis Prize Foundation
- Transferred to
- Grantmaking projects selected by Robert Kraft
commitmentKraft commitment to establish FCAS$20 million - Committed by / source
- Robert Kraft
- Committed toward / intended recipient
- Foundation to Combat Antisemitism
- NFL fines the Patriots $1.1 million for filming the Bengals sidelineTeam fine, draft-pick loss and filming restrictions imposeddocumented · 1 source
penaltyPatriots sideline-filming fine$1.1 million - Ordered from
- New England Patriots
- Ordered to
- National Football League
- Appeals court suppresses spa surveillance used in Kraft caseSuppression affirmed; state did not obtain further reviewdocumented · 1 source
- Prosecutors drop Kraft charges after losing the surveillance evidenceCase dismissed without a convictionreported · 1 source
- NFL fines the Patriots $350,000 for COVID-19 protocol violationsTeam fine imposedreported · 1 source
penaltyPatriots COVID-19 protocol fine$350,000 - Reported source
- New England Patriots
- Reported recipient
- National Football League
- Spa workers enter prostitution-related guilty pleas after Kraft case is droppedPlea dispositions reported; Kraft's separate case remained dismissedreported · 1 source
- Specter's son and ghostwriter say Trump offered money to stop a Patriots inquiryReported allegation denied by Trump and Kraft; no charge or adjudicated findingAllegedly offered support to stop a Patriots inquiry on Kraft's behalf · alleged · 1 source
- EPA settlement imposes a $1.1 million penalty and pollution controls at Kraft joint ventureConsent decree entered with monitoring and control requirementsdocumented · 3 sources
penaltyNew-Indy Clean Air Act civil penalty$1.1 million - Ordered from
- New-Indy Catawba LLC
- Ordered to
- U.S. Treasury
- Court approves a $103 million pollution settlement involving the Kraft joint ventureSettlement approved without an adjudication of liabilityreported · 2 sources
paymentNew-Indy settlement class fund$18 million - Committed by / source
- New-Indy Containerboard
- Committed to
- Resident settlement class fund
commitmentNew-Indy agreed remedial work$85 million - Committed by / source
- New-Indy Containerboard
- Committed toward / intended recipient
- Court-approved pollution-remediation work
- Financially affected
- Agreed pollution-remediation work
otherNew-Indy pollution settlement total$103 million - Committed source
- New-Indy Containerboard
- Measured subject
- Residents covered by the pollution settlement and agreed remedial work
- Trump appoints Dana Blumberg to the Kennedy Center boardDana Kraft remains listed as a trustee in 2026 court recordsdocumented · 1 source
- Kraft reportedly brokers a Trump meeting that ends pressure on Paul WeissReported intermediary role; resulting agreement publicly announcedReported intermediary who brokered a meeting · reported · 2 sources
commitmentPaul Weiss pro bono commitment$40 million - Committed by / source
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
- Committed toward / intended recipient
- Administration-supported pro bono causes
- Patriots agree to a $2.16 million app-privacy settlementSettlement approved; Patriots denied violating the lawdocumented · 1 source
paymentPatriots app privacy settlement fund$2.16 million - Committed by / source
- New England Patriots LLC
- Committed to
- Serra v. New England Patriots settlement fund
- Released emails show Epstein offering help finding Kraft a lawyerEmails reported after DOJ publication; no allegation that Kraft participated in Epstein's crimesreported · 1 source
- Kraft Group gives $3 million to AIPAC-affiliated super PACFive FEC-reported contributions through February 2026documented · 6 sources
paymentKraft Group contributions to UDP$3 million - Paid by / source
- Kraft Group
- Received by
- United Democracy Project
- Kraft bars Macklemore from Gillette Stadium after pro-Palestinian performanceMacklemore removed from tour; Kraft confirms venue ban and disputes the speech's acceptabilityreported · 2 sources
- Trump appointed Dana Blumberg Kraft to the board that renamed and moved to close the Kennedy CenterTrustee during the board actions; a court voided the first renaming and blocked the first closure decisiondocumented · reported · 5 sources
- Kraft nonprofit operates an online monitoring center inside Gillette StadiumOperation described by the Kraft Group; scope stated by FCASdocumented · 1 source
- Kennedy Center — a donor's wife, a captured board and the Kraft power networkGovernance and closure litigation remains activedocumented · 13 sources
- Kraft family — money, access, dropped charges and corporate sanctionsPublic record assembled; legal states remain distinctdocumented · 7 sources
Roles and relationships
Relationships
- Donald J. Trump
Relationship to TrumpSocial friendship described by Kraft; no contact reported after January 6, 2021
Full record · 2 sources - Donald J. Trump
Allegedly offered support to stop a Patriots inquiry on Kraft's behalf
Full record · 1 source - The Kraft Group
Controlled venue decision through stadium ownership
Full record · 2 sources - Foundation to Combat Antisemitism
Founder and initial funder
Full record · 1 source - The Kraft Group
Founder, chairman and chief executive
Full record · 2 sources - New England Patriots
Owner and chairman of the sanctioned franchise
Full record · 2 sources - Donald J. Trump
Reported intermediary who brokered a meeting
Full record · 2 sources - Dana Blumberg Kraft
Spouse
Full record · 1 source - Dana Blumberg Kraft
Spouse; married in 2022
Full record · 1 source
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