AT&T Leads Telecom, Media Donors to Trump Inaugural Effort
Individuals and companies in the telecom and media industries sent big dollars to help President Donald Trump's inauguration effort, according to a form recently filed with the Federal Election Commission, dated Tuesday. Liberty Interactive Chairman John Malone, who has a…
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stake in Charter Communications, gave $250,000 personally, and Liberty donated the same amount separately. AT&T gave $1 million in multiple instances, for a total gift of more than $2.08 million. Qualcomm gave $1 million. Intel and Microsoft donated $500,000 each, Google $285,000, Comcast and Charter $250,000 each, Verizon $100,000 and Amazon more than $57,000. Trump ally Peter Thiel, a tech industry official involved in the campaign and presidential transition, gave $225,000.