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Make America Keen Once more PAC
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Basic facts
Location: New York
Type: Super PAC
Superlative official: Mike Ciletti
Founder(s): Leslie Caldwell
Twelvemonth founded: 2015
Website: Official website
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Make America Great Again PAC (MAGA PAC) was a pro-Donald Trump Super PAC. It was established in July 2015 by Leslie Caldwell. The super PAC filed termination paperwork on July 6, 2016, with the FEC and refunded over a $ane million to its donors.[ane] [ii]

Background

Founded in July 2015, Make America Great Over again PAC (MAGA PAC) was a pro-Donald Trump Super PAC established by Leslie Caldwell. According to the FEC Statement of Organization, Caldwell was the custodian of record and treasurer.[iii]

In October 2015, the super PAC announced it intended to shut down. Mike Ciletti, the group'due south managing director, said at the fourth dimension, "Mr. Trump has said he doesn't have a super PAC. So to honor his wishes, I'k shutting my organization downwards."[four] On July half dozen, 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] [i]

Finances

2016

According to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission, Make America Groovy Again PAC reported $157,714 in total receipts and $109,350 in total disbursements during agenda yr 2016 prior to filing for termination.[5]

2015

According to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission, Make America Great Again PAC reported $1,742,684 in total receipts and $1,584,969 in full disbursements during agenda year 2015.[vi]

Noteworthy donors

Phillip Ruffin, who contributed $1 1000000, 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's mother in law.[7] [eight] The Washington Mail noted that "Brand America Not bad Again eventually refunded Ruffin's money and a few other contributions in December after spending about one-half a million dollars on consulting, legal expenses, travel, polling and other costs."[1] Below is a list of the superlative five donors in 2015.

Top five 2015 donors to MAGA PAC[9]
Name Contribution amount
Phillip Ruffin $1,000,000
Andrew Beal $100,000
Michael Dezertov $100,000
Seryl Kushner $100,000
Phillip Pilevsky $100,000

Legal condition

Make America Peachy Again 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 straight to a politico or political party, but information technology can spend independently to campaign for or confronting political figures. These committees are also called contained expenditure-only committees. A super PAC is not legally considered a political activity committee (PAC) and as such is regulated nether separate rules.[10] [11]

Noteworthy events

Alleged connections to Trump campaign

On October xx, 2015, The Washington Post reported that there 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 also received payments from the Trump campaign for consulting work.[13] Such interaction is permissible past law, provided that precautions are taken to guarantee that no coordination takes identify between the two organizations. The Washington Post too reported that the super PAC used donor data obtained through the campaign to generate their own fundraising list.[13] [12]

In an interview on March 24, 2016, Stephanie Cegielski, a sometime spokeswoman for the grouping, stated, "I am glad [Trump] has brought more people to the political procedure but I question his ability to exist the leader of this country."[14]

In an open letter of the alphabet on March 28, 2016, Cegielski explained why she no longer supported Trump:[15]

" I don't call back even Trump idea he would get this far. And I don't even know that he wanted to, which is perhaps the scariest prospect of all. He certainly was never prepared or equipped to go all the way to the White Business firm, but his ego has now taken over the driver's seat, and nil else matters. ... His ego has at present taken over the driver's seat, and nothing else matters. The Donald does non neglect. The Donald does not have any 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.[16] "

Recent news

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See as well

  • Donald Trump
  • Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
  • Super PAC
  • Republican presidential ballot super PACs, 2016

External links

  • Brand America Cracking Again PAC, archived Jan 27, 2016

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 one.1 1.2 The Washington Mail service, "Longtime Trump friend seeded pro-Trump super PAC with $1 meg," February 4, 2016
  2. ii.0 2.1 FEC, "Termination, Make America Corking Again PAC," accessed August 23, 2016
  3. FEC, "Argument of Organization," accessed October xx, 2015
  4. Politico, "Pro-Trump super PAC shuts downwards," Oct 22, 2015
  5. Federal Election Commission, "Make America Smashing Once more PAC Year-End Report, 2016," February 24, 2017
  6. Federal Ballot Commission, "Brand America Great Again PAC Year-End Report, 2015," May 23, 2016
  7. Forbes, "Phillip Ruffin," accessed February 26, 2016
  8. The New York Times, "Donald Trump Pays a Visit to His Non-So-Poor Relations," August 23, 2015
  9. Open up Secrets, "Make America Swell Once more PAC," accessed October 24, 2016
  10. The Atlantic, "The New York Times' Disingenuous Campaign Against Citizens United," Feb 24, 2012
  11. The New York Times, "Who'due south Financing the 'Super PACs?" May 7, 2012
  12. 12.0 12.1 The Washington Mail, "The inside story of Trump campaign's connections to a big-money super PAC," October 18, 2015
  13. 13.0 13.one Politico, "Trump attended large-donor fundraiser last month," August 23, 2015
  14. Free Beacon, "Quondam Pro-Trump Operative Disavows GOP Frontrunner," March 24, 2016
  15. XOJane, "An Open up Alphabetic character to Trump Voters from His Top Strategist-Turned-Defector," March 28, 2016
  16. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Whatever inconsistencies are owing to the original source.