Interview · moment 4 of 14
The Mega Group: Billionaires Behind the Network
from Emergency Epstein Podcast w/ Whitney Webb
3 min
Guest
Whitney details the 'Mega Group,' a secretive network of wealthy donors reported by the Wall Street Journal, including Max Fisher, Sheldon Adelson, and Bernard Marcus, and their outsized influence on Republican politics.
- The Mega Group is a powerful network of billionaires bankrolling charitable organizations and political candidates worldwide.
- Seagrams fortune rose to prominence through mob ties, supplying Canadian liquor to the west.
- Wall Street Journal reported on the group in May 2019, describing informal meetings with thirty-thousand-dollar membership dues.
- Max Fisher, an early member, created the Jewish coalition which became the Republican Jewish coalition, now one of the most powerful Republican lobby groups.
- Trump's two largest donors, Sheldon Adelson and Bernard Marcus, are involved in the group and sit on its board.
- Republican primary candidates like Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Trump competed for the group's endorsement worth millions of dollars.
- Epstein spent millions refurbishing properties, including adding a bathroom at no cost.
- Ronald Lauder, connected to Epstein directly, was supplied with a passport according to evidence presented in the piece.
Republican Jewish CoalitionMax FisherBernard MarcusSheldon AdelsonSeagrams companyRonald LauderTed CruzMarco RubioWall Street Journal