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The Center for Public Integrity reports that the Mercers put their support and super PAC behind Trump’s bid in June 2016. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Reclusive mega-donor fueling Donald Trump’s White House hopes · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:e009747e2a95815fa20e78224b8322dd0700db71059640d1a46bf0ddab454501

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In June, the Mercers threw their support — and super PAC — behind Trump’s bid, at a time few other mega-donors were doing so.

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