How billionaires control US elections

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Millions have already been raised for the 2024 presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. But where does that money come from? Here's how the ultrarich can sway an election.

Citadel seeks office space in New York as it awaits its new Park Avenue tower

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Ken Griffin of Citadel.

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This billionaire is spending millions to defeat recreational weed in Florida

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Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of the hedge fund Citadel LLC, speaks at the 2024 Milken Institute's Global Conference.
Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of the hedge fund Citadel.

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Citadel CEO Ken Griffin just broke another record by paying $45M for this dinosaur fossil

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Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin paid $44.6 million for a Stegosaurus skeleton at Sotheby's auction.

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Ken Griffin is betting big on Miami

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Ken Griffin is reportedly adding more floors to Citadel's new Florida office.

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Citadel CEO Ken Griffin says the anti-Israel college campus protests are just 'performative art'

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Citadel CEO Ken Griffin.

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Citadel's Ken Griffin wants to build a massive NYC skyscraper that the city hopes will lure more workers back to the office

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Trump would win the 2024 election if it were to be held now, GOP mega-donor Ken Griffin says

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"Right here? Right now? The election is tomorrow? He wins it," Citadel CEO Ken Griffin said of former President Donald Trump's bid for the White House.

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Billionaire Ken Griffin just gave $50 million to the University of Miami — his largest gift yet in the Sunshine State

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The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami

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Citadel CEO Ken Griffin is cutting off donations to Harvard

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Citadel CEO Ken Griffin said Tuesday that he was "not interested" in supporting Harvard financially.

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