Casino magnate accused of misconduct gave $500,000 to pro-Trump super PAC

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Source: Washington Post

By Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Anu Narayanswamy April 13 at 2:28 PM

Three days before a blistering investigative report detailed decades of alleged sexual misconduct by Stephen Wynn, he made the largest publicly known donation this cycle to the main super PAC supporting President Trump, according to a new federal filing.

America First Action said Friday it plans to keep the $500,000 donation the casino magnate made in January. The sum made up one-tenth of the group’s total fundraising so far this year, according to the group’s first quarter 2018 fundraising and spending records, filed Thursday night with the Federal Election Commission.

“We are not returning the donation,” said Erin Montgomery, spokeswoman for America First Action.

Wynn denied the allegations of sexual misconduct outlined in a January Wall Street Journal article but nevertheless resigned as chairman of Wynn Resorts and stepped down as financial committee chairman of the Republican National Committee. Newer allegations of sexual misconduct, including rape, have surfaced since then.

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