Trump Media Gives Stock Awards to Two of President’s Nominees
- Board members Patel, McMahon each received restricted shares
- Stock awards worth more than $800,000 will vest through 2027
Kash Patel and Linda McMahon
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Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. awarded restricted stock grants worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to two of President Donald Trump’s appointees.
Kash Patel, his pick to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Linda McMahon, his nominee for Education secretary, each received 25,946 restricted shares of Trump Media earlier this week, according to corporate filings Thursday. Both sit on the social media company’s board of directors.