Thomas Novelly: 50 Twitter: Support strong local journalism by subscribing today: /tomn. In addition to the tens of thousands of dollars he's given to GOP candidates and causes, Wynn helped run President Donald Trump's inaugural committee, which raised a record $107 million, according to USA TODAY. Senate in 2014, according to Murray State University Public Radio.īradford Queen, a spokesman for Grimes, said he was unsure if the money had been donated yet. Bush and backed Republican Rudolph Giuliani for the 2008 presidential race before turning to the eventual candidate, Senator John.
He was a supporter of President George W. Through the 1990s and after his wealth soared and his engagement in politics intensified. Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, a Democrat, donated Weinstein's $5,200 that he gave to her run for U.S. He didn’t become a casino owner, or a Republican, until well into middle age.
Don Ahern, a tycoon in the rental equipment sector, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he hopes Trump will. Wynn is the latest public figure accused of sexual misconduct in a movement that began with Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein last fall.Īt the time, the Republican Party pressured Democrats to return the Weinstein's donations over the years. A major GOP donor from Nevada is urging former President Donald Trump to switch his endorsement in the state’s Republican Senate primary, underscoring the break between Trump and state-level Republicans in some 2022 battlegrounds. "Today I accepted Steve Wynn’s resignation as Republican National Committee Finance Chair," RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel said Saturday in a statement to USA TODAY. He has publicly denied the allegations but resigned his post as the party's finance chair in the following days. Kirke, a millionaire casino magnate, has given 25,000 to Reynolds’ campaigns and 135,000 to her protege, former Gov. Wynn, 76, is accused of engaging in sexual misconduct with company employees over the decades, according to The Wall Street Journal. He did not give specifics as to when and where the money would be donated.Ī spokesman for McConnell's office did not respond to a request for comment. "We will be donating the money to a charity," Watson said. More: Casino mogul Steve Wynn resigns as RNC finance chair amid sexual assault allegations Tres Watson, a spokesman for the Republican Party of Kentucky, said the party doesn't plan to keep the money in the wake of the allegations.īackground: Steve Wynn accused of sexual misconduct, report says He also gave $1,000 to McConnell's 1996 Senate campaign. In 2016, Wynn donated $10,000 to the Republican Party of Kentucky through a joint fundraising committee, according to Federal Election data.
Mitch McConnell received thousands of dollars from Las Vegas casino tycoon Steve Wynn, who recently stepped down as the national GOP finance chairman over multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment. The Republican Party of Kentucky and U.S. Watch Video: Wynn resigns after sexual misconduct allegations