SoftBank donated $50 million to Trump's library months before federal data center deal

SoftBank donated $50 million to the Trump Presidential Library in January, shortly before securing a federal land lease for a data center project in Ohio. The timing of the donation and subsequent federal deal has drawn scrutiny from Democratic lawmakers, who questioned the connection between the two events. The company disclosed this information in response to a June letter from Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal and Representative Melanie Ely.