Fireworks CEO Provides $750K-$1M Gift After Trump Delays Tariffs
Phantom Fireworks CEO Bruce Zoldan met with Trump in May 2019 to lobby against tariffs on Chinese fireworks. Shortly after, Zoldan’s company provided an estimated $750,000-$1,000,000 in fireworks and services for Trump’s “Salute to America” July 4th event. The administration delayed imposing planned tariffs on fireworks around this period. Ethics watchdogs identified this as a glaring case of pay-to-play.
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- Trump's Tariffs and Crony Capitalism (2019-07-01)
- July 4th fireworks donor lobbied President Trump on tariffs and won a reprieve (2019-07-08)
- Company that donated fireworks to Trump's event also successfully lobbied against tariffs (2019-07-08)
- July 4 firework donor met with Trump on tariffs ahead of donation (2019-06-25)
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