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How the reclusive conservative billionaire Mercer family bankrolled the projects that helped put Trump in the White House
- The Mercer family have emerged as among the most powerful financiers of the Trump administration after pouring millions into the 2016 campaign
- They have collaborated with top White House advisor Steven Bannon on multiple projects
- They bankrolled Breitbart News and financed the Government Accountability Institute, whose president wrote ‘Clinton Cash,’ a book that chronicled Clinton’s financial relationships
- They poured millions into into a pro-Ted Cruz super PAC but ended up backing Trump
- Rebekah Mercer is friends with Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway, while her father Robert Mercer is a billionaire hedge funder who keeps a low profile
- Robert Mercer, wife Diana and daughter Rebekah, contributed $41 million over the nine years to back GOP candidates, according to the Washington Post