Who is Timothy Mellon, who’s believed to have donated $130 million to pay U.S. troops during the shutdown?

[ad_1] Last week, President Trump announced an anonymous “patriot” had given a donation of $130 million  — money the president said was to be used to help pay troops during the government shutdown.  There are questions about the legality of a donation of this sort (the Anti-Deficiency Act prohibits federal agencies from exceeding congressional appropriations…

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