Kraft Group gives $1 million to Trump's inaugural committee
Reporting and findings
- documented
The Kraft Group contributed $1 million to Donald Trump's 2017 presidential inaugural committee. FEC records establish the donation; they do not establish that it purchased Dana Blumberg Kraft's later Kennedy Center appointment.
- Federal Election Commission filing: 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee Form 13 disclosureFEC Form 13 donor schedule for Kraft Group LLC; Axios relationship summary and contribution amount
- Axios: Trump and The Patriots — they have historyFEC Form 13 donor schedule for Kraft Group LLC; Axios relationship summary and contribution amount
- documented
Robert Kraft described Trump as a social friend dating to the 1990s, while also saying in 2024 that he had not spoken to Trump since the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. Their relationship and Kraft Group's inaugural contribution are documented; neither establishes an exchange for Dana Blumberg Kraft's 2025 appointment.
- Associated Press: What to know about President Trump's threat to take World Cup matches from BostonAP account of Kraft's 2024 description of the relationship; FEC inaugural disclosure
- Federal Election Commission filing: 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee Form 13 disclosureAP account of Kraft's 2024 description of the relationship; FEC inaugural disclosure
Summary and current status
The FEC disclosure recorded the seven-figure corporate gift; it does not establish an exchange for later government action.
Donation disclosed by the inaugural committee
People and organizations
- The Kraft GroupCorporate donor
- Robert KraftKraft Group chairman connected to the donor company
- Donald J. TrumpPresident-elect whose inaugural committee received the donation
Relationships in this file
- Robert KraftFounder, chairman and chief executiveThe Kraft Group
- The Kraft GroupContributed to presidential inaugural committeeDonald J. Trump
- Robert KraftSocial friendship described by Kraft; no contact reported after January 6, 2021Donald J. Trump
Money trail
paymentKraft Group inaugural contribution$1 million - Paid by / source
- Kraft Group
- Received by
- 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee