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Adelson, Wynn among Trump's inaugural committee

Posted at 4:03 PM, Nov 15, 2016
and last updated 2016-11-15 21:04:24-05

Some of the GOP's biggest donors and fundraisers will be leading president-elect Donald Trump's presidential inaugural committee.
   
Trump's transition team announced Tuesday that investor Tom Barrack will serve as the committee's chairman.
   
The finance co-chairs include Lew Eisenberg, who ran the Republican National Committee's joint fundraising operations with the Trump campaign.
   
The committee's vice chairs include a host of the GOP's biggest donors, including casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, Anthony Scaramucci, Mel Sembler, and casino developers Phil Ruffin and Steve Wynn.
   
The group is responsible for planning and paying for the activities surrounding Trump's inauguration.