Trump's Mysterious Super-PAC Donor Accused of Breaking Law

  • Global Energy Producers is run by Ukraine-linked businessmen
  • Company was set up five weeks before making $325,000 donation
Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg
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Global Energy Producers LLC didn’t exist until April. A month later, before it had a working website, it was flush with enough cash to make one of the biggest donations of the year to America First Action Inc., a super-political action committee backing President Donald Trump’s agenda.

On Wednesday, the Washington-based nonprofit Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission accusing the company and two businessmen with connections to Ukraine of violating campaign finance laws.