Despite privately comparing Donald Trump to the mafia, Anthony Pratt entered an administration whose policies lowered his taxes and benefited his business.
Pratt, the chairman of a multinational paper and packaging company and one of Australia’s richest men, had already paid to join Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. He had also spent top dollar to ring in the new year there while rubbing elbows with the president. And, eager to behold a Trump reelection celebration at the club, he had offered to reach into his pocket once again as Election Day approached.
Trump, the current front-runner for the Republican nomination, had almost no relationship with Pratt before the 2016 election. But after, Pratt used his money and flattery to get on Trump’s radar: Pratt lavished praise on him in public appearances, bought newspaper ads that hyped Trump as a job creator and became a member of Mar-a-Lago.The president took notice.
It is not clear whether Pratt shared these accounts with prosecutors or whether prosecutors are aware of the recordings. estimated that Trump’s 2017 corporate tax cut helped increase Pratt’s personal wealth by more than $US2 billion. Trump was a no-show for the 2018 New Year’s Eve party. With the government shut down, he remained in Washington.Pratt asked the Mar-a-Lago employee in early 2019: “What are the odds the President will be at MarLago for Easter?” Pratt was in luck that time.By spring 2020, Pratt set his sights on the possibility of an election night party.
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