SoftBank donated $50 million to Trump’s library just months before federal data center deal
SoftBank donated $50 million to the Trump Presidential Library foundation shortly before securing a federal land lease for a massive data center project. Lawmakers are questioning the timing of the donation, suggesting a potential conflict of interest or bribery.
SoftBank contributed $50 million to the Trump Presidential Library in January, just months before announcing that it’s leasing land from the federal government to build a sprawling data center in Ohio. The Japanese company revealed the timing in response to a June letter from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), which raised concerns about bribery.
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