Donald Trump's Democratic Party Campaign Contributions Revisited

In 2016, billionaire real estate dealmaker and television celebrity Donald Trump is campaigning for the 2016 presidential nomination of a Republican Party whose candidates for federal office have historically received hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Trump since 1990, according to the Center for Responsive Politics' Open Secrets website data.

For example:

1. On August 19, 2012, Donald Trump gave a $100,000 campaign contribution to the GOP's Congressional Leadership Fund political action committee [PAC];

2. On October 6, 2010, Donald Trump gave a $50,000 campaign contribution to the GOP's American Crossroads PAC;

3. On May 21, 2013, Donald Trump gave a $50,000 campaign contribution to the GOP's Kentuckians for Strong Leadership PAC;

4. On December 24, 1999, Donald Trump gave a $50,000 campaign to the GOP's Donald J. Trump New York Delegate Committee PAC;

5. Between March 29, 2013 and June 9, 2014, Donald Trump gave 2 campaign contributions, totaling $64,800, to the Republican National Committee [RNC];

6. Between April 6, 2011 and April 9, 2014, Donald Trump gave 4 campaign contributions, totaling $126,400, to the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee;

7. Between May 29, 2008 and July 26, 2012, Donald Trump gave 2 campaign contributions, totaling $59,200, to the Republican National Committee [RNC]; and

8. On August 23, 2010, Donald Trump gave a $30,400 campaign contribution to the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Yet 2016 Republican Party presidential candidate Trump has, historically, also contributed--and Democratic Party politicians, campaign committees and PACs have, historically, accepted--hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions to the campaign committees and PACs of Democratic Party candidates for federal office.

For example:

1. Between October 8, 2002 and November 3, 2008, the Democratic Party's Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee accepted 7 campaign contributions, totaling $97,000, from 2016 Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump;

2. Between June 17, 2000 and December 31, 2007, the Democratic Party's Democratic Congressional Committee accepted 6 campaign contributions, totaling $43,050, from 2016 Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump;

3.  On April 13, 2005, the Democratic Party's New Jersey First PAC accepted a $5,000 campaign contribution from 2016 Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump;

4. On September 20, 2010, the Democratic Party's Democratic Committee of New York State accepted a $10,000 campaign contribution from 2016 Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump;

5. Between November 2 1994 and September 25, 1998, the Democratic National Committee [DNC] accepted 2 campaign contributions, totaling $15,000, from 2016 Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump;

6. Between October 26, 1993 and April 24, 1998, the Democratic Party's Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee accepted 4 campaign contributions, totaling $21,000, from 2016 Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump;

7. Between March 5, 1990 and October 29, 1999, the Democratic Party's Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee accepted 5 campaign contributions, totaling $18,600, from 2016 Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump;

8. On April 30, 2008 Democratic Party politician Robert Andrews accepted a $6,900 campaign contribution from 2016 Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump;

9. Between August 26, 1998 and March 1, 2006 the Democratic Party's National Leadership PAC accepted 5 campaign contributions, totaling $9,000, from 2016 Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump;

10. Between May 1, 2002 and November 12, 2007, 2016 Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton accepted 8 campaign contributions, totaling $10,660, from 2016 Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump;

11. Between March 21, 1989 and June 24, 2003, 2004 Democratic Party presidential candidate John Kerry accepted 4 campaign contributions, totaling $4,000, from 2016 Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump;

12. On December 31, 2001, 2012 Democratic Party vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden accepted a $1,000 campaign contribution from 2016 Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump;

13. Between June 14, 1989 and March 26, 2009, Democratic Senator Harry Reid accepted 6 campaign contributions, totaling $9,400, from 2016 Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump;

14. Between February 25, 1999 and April 7, 2010, Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer accepted 8 campaign contributions, totaling $9,250, from 2016 Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump;

15. Between April 25, 1990 and August 27, 2007, Democratic Congressional Representative Charles Rangel accepted 12 campaign contributions, totaling $18,600, from 2016 Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump; and

16. Between June 14, 1993 and December 19, 2003, now-deceased Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy accepted 5 campaign contributions, totaling $5,000, from 2016 Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump.