Trump Campaign Donations: $15 Million Sent to Mysterious Firm Launchpad Strategies

Donald Trump's election campaign has donated $15 million to Launchpad Strategies. Nonetheless, there are concerns over the transparency of the use of public monies provided for political campaigns because the purpose of these donations is still mainly unknown.

More than $876 million has gone to six limited liability corporations, including Launchpad Strategies, through the pro-Trump fundraising committees and Trump's campaigns during the previous nine years. The final recipients of the monies are still unclear, even though these reports comply with the minimal disclosure standards, according to the Associated Press.

Law professor Michael Kang observed, "The Trump campaigns sort of exhibit a lot of the patterns of behavior that we've grown accustomed to with Trump and his associates."

"It appears that they engage in some form of self-dealing in many of their financial dealings," Kang continued.

Launchpad Strategies was hired to provide internet advertising, digital consulting, and fundraising services, according to campaign finance reports.

Launchpad was founded a year ago and bills itself as a full-service Republican digital business led by seasoned strategists with decades of experience leading and advising successful campaigns.

The identities of these strategists aren't made public, though, and contacting the company through their web form hasn't worked out. Business registration documents in Delaware do not provide information about the company's ownership or administration, and according to the AP, the Trump campaign sends funds to a PO Box in North Carolina.

Furthermore, Media Buying & Analytics LLC, a Georgia-based business, received $522 million from President Joe Biden's presidential campaigns. This company is based out of a UPS mailbox in a strip mall in Atlanta.