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The stench that comes from this administration. Pay to play. Unfettered influence and corruption.

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A tiny California tribe just donated $2 million to MAGA Inc. Here’s why. A case study on how everything has a price in Trump’s Washington.

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9. The court sided with Scotts Valley, saying their gaming recision was illegal, but allowed the Interior Department's reconsideration to proceed. This froze Scott Valley's casino project. A final decision is expected this year.

This is the context for Yocha Dehe's $2M donation

8. By March 20, the letter, just as Gunn requested, was drafted. And it was formally issued March 26.

The letter informed Scotts Valley that the DOI was “temporarily rescinding the Gaming Eligibility Determination” while it reconsidered the issue.

Scotts Valley sued.

7. The influence campaign culminated on March 19, when Gunn spoke to Ken Bellmard, the Deputy Assistant Interior Secretary for Indian Affairs. Gunn asked Bellmard to issue a letter "quickly" rescinding the gaming authorization and informing Scotts Valley that the decision was being reconsidered.

6. In a February 3 email, Ashley Gunn, a Miller Strategies lobbyist, emailed Alexander Meyer, the director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.

"Hey Alex. Hate to bug you. If Scotts Valley Pomo Indians break ground before this is withdrawn it will be a terrible situation.”

5. Jeff Miller is a top Trump fundraiser, raising 9-figures, and was finance chair for Trump's 2025 inauguration.

The first order of business for the Yocha Dehe was donating $1 million to Trump's inauguration

4. On January 10, 2025, in the waning days of the Biden administration, Scotts Valley got what they needed from the DOI.

But the Yocha Dehe kept fighting.

It started paying Miller Strategies, the lobbying firm run by Jeff Miller, 150K per quarter.

3. For Scotts Valley to build their casion, they need a technical determination by the Interior Department that “restored lands” — property with both a historical and modern connection to the tribe.

That enables them to get the green light for gaming.

2. The Yocha Dehe operates the Cache Creek Casino Resort. For nearly a decade, the Yocha Dehe has been engaged in a legal dispute with the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians, which is trying to build a casino on a 160-acre parcel in Vallejo, California, about 60 miles away.

1. A tiny California tribe, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, just donated $2 MILLION to MAGA Inc, Trump's Super PAC.

I decided to find out why.

It's an illustration of exactly how business is done in Trump’s Washington.

Follow along for details.

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