SOFTBANK DONATED $50 MILLION TO TRUMP’S LIBRARY MONTHS BEFORE FEDERAL DATA CENTER DEAL

The Portsmouth, Ohio site where SoftBank will build its data center. | Image: US Department of Energy SoftBank contributed $50 million to the Trump Presidential Library in January, just months before announcing that it's leasing land from the federal government to build a sprawling data…

The Verge reports that the Portsmouth, Ohio site where SoftBank will build its data center.

The report adds: | Image: US Department of Energy SoftBank contributed $50 million to the Trump Presidential Library in January, just months before announcing that it's leasing land from the federal government to build a sprawling data…

The Japanese company revealed the timing in response to a June letter from Sen.

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