Negli States la legge federale vieta agli appaltatori governativi di fornire contributi a candidati e comitati di azione politica. Tuttavia, non esiste una regola particolare contro i contributi alle attività post-elettorali come l’inaugurazione presidenziale, una scappatoia che consente agli appaltatori di erogare donazioni illimitate nella speranza di rafforzare le loro possibilità di piazzare dei contratti con la nuova amministrazione.
A tal proposito, il Center for Responsive Politics ha tracciato in un report i premi ricevuti, a partire dal 21 gennaio 2017, dagli appaltatori del 63° governo americano che hanno contribuito per un ammontare complessivo di 16,3 milioni di dollari agli sforzi inaugurali del Presidente Donald Trump.
| Società Donatrice | Totale Inaugurazione 2017 | Premi nel 2016 | Premi nel 2017 | Incremento o decremento tra 2016 e 2017 |
| AT&T | $2,082,483 | $855,701,991 | $1,707,791,122 | 99% |
| Pfizer Inc | $1,000,000 | $1,167,602,078 | $1,093,748,797 | -6% |
| Lockheed Martin | $1,000,000 | $40,446,183,477 | $46,376,992,877 | 14% |
| Dow Chemical | $1,000,000 | $1,041,288 | $0 | -100% |
| Bank of America | $1,000,000 | $4,733,326 | $4,744,691 | 0% |
| Qualcomm Inc | $1,000,000 | $166,890 | $2,719,522 | 1529% |
| Boeing Co | $1,000,000 | $24,461,370,104 | $19,248,935,671 | -21% |
| Chevron Products Co | $525,000 | $36,642,508 | $66,519,423 | 81% |
| FedEx Corp | $502,320 | $572,401,591 | $379,168,863 | -33% |
| Exxon Mobil | $500,000 | $242,459,379 | $160,144,003 | -33% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | $500,000 | $9,340,994 | $8,866,153 | -5% |
| MacAndrews & Forbes | $500,000 | $728,757,940 | $782,801,337 | 7% |
| Amgen Inc | $500,000 | $37,675,456 | $0 | -100% |
| BP America | $500,000 | $72,615,338 | $30,187,643 | -58% |
| Microsoft Corp | $500,000 | $328,678,783 | $331,244,397 | 0% |
| Intel Corp | $500,000 | $2,981,120 | $5,081,039 | 70% |
| Fidelity National Financial | $500,000 | $17,314,317 | $16,326,376 | -5% |
| General Motors | $498,650 | $300,716,513 | $376,041,908 | 25% |
| Google Inc | $285,000 | $582,225 | $147,363 | -74% |
| PepsiCo Inc | $257,295 | $3,227,733 | $2,750,409 | -14% |
| NextEra Energy | $250,000 | $13,715,371 | $9,621,799 | -29% |
| Charter Communications | $250,000 | $1,115,656 | $1,303,487 | 16% |
| Black Knight Lending Solutions | $250,000 | $4,999 | $113,650 | 2173% |
| Fluor Corp | $250,000 | $1,656,538,280 | $1,649,950,809 | 0% |
| Centene Corp | $250,000 | $3,478,331,466 | $3,715,442,907 | 7% |
| Geo Corrections Holdings | $250,000 | $553,791,071 | $532,330,894 | -3% |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev | $250,000 | $68,204 | $53,808 | -21% |
| CoreCivic Inc | $250,000 | $37,541,577 | $388,918,158 | 935% |
| Liberty Media Corp | $250,000 | $119,344 | $92,039 | -22% |
| Ford Motor Co | $250,000 | $379,358,110 | $430,287,473 | 13% |
| United Parcel Service | $250,000 | $156,318,821 | $148,952,092 | -4% |
| Samsung Group | $100,000 | $2,552,038 | $4,355,779 | 70% |
| Trc Companies | $100,000 | $3,789,418 | $2,130,512 | -43% |
| IGT Global Solutions | $100,000 | $24,526 | $0 | -100% |
| Valero Services | $100,000 | $0 | $20,432 | – |
| Southern Co Services | $100,000 | $1,727,386 | $468,326 | -72% |
| Verizon Communications | $100,000 | $736,108,794 | $767,146,518 | 4% |
| Aetna Inc | $100,000 | $17,555 | $0 | -100% |
| Northrop Grumman | $100,000 | $11,413,573,305 | $9,133,949,304 | -19% |
| MetLife Inc | $100,000 | $391,796,987 | $92,440,046 | -76% |
| Continental Resources | $100,000 | $35,974 | $135,808 | 277% |
| Amazon.com | $57,746 | $525,071 | $736,997 | 40% |
| Ernst & Young | $50,000 | $155,818,275 | $147,291,599 | -5% |
| Global TelLink Corp | $35,000 | $0 | $2,000 | – |
| Hunt Consolidated | $33,200 | $60,722,665 | $52,575,284 | -13% |
| Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians | $25,000 | $0 | $40,969 | – |
| Private Jet Services | $25,000 | $3,556,700 | $159,596 | -95% |
| Union Supply Group | $25,000 | $111,732 | $132,958 | 18% |
| DLZ Corp | $25,000 | $315,802 | $33,175 | -89% |
| Vectren Corp | $25,000 | $26,412,637 | $27,715,517 | 4% |
| Air Liquide | $25,000 | $18,915,828 | $15,159,767 | -19% |
| Caremark Pharmacy Services | $25,000 | $366,291 | $458,313 | 25% |
| PBF Energy | $25,000 | $6,485,169 | $0 | -100% |
| Chamber of Commerce of the US | $25,000 | $8,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Xcel Energy | $25,000 | $23,617,115 | $11,124,265 | -52% |
| Apollo Education Group | $25,000 | $0 | $485,052 | – |
| Lee Supply Co | $20,000 | $0 | $9,843 | – |
| Clear Defense LLC | $20,000 | $119,249 | $0 | -100% |
| Cintas Corp | $12,500 | $971,235 | $1,052,963 | 8% |
| Freeman Expositions | $11,300 | $337,682 | $274,717 | -18% |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | $10,000 | $295,640,121 | $359,894,212 | 21% |
| SSAB Enterprises | $10,000 | $4,711 | $0 | -100% |
| C&C Pumps | $7,000 | $16,109 | $26,791 | 66% |
| United Central Industrial Supply | $5,000 | $110,377 | $76,237 | -30% |
| Kelley, Drye & Warren | $2,500 | $1,019,195 | $0 | -100% |
| Mars Inc | $1,827 | $500,126 | $549,043 | 9% |
| CSE Corp | $1,500 | $913,732 | $48,680 | -94% |
| Sts International | $1,000 | $67,868,192 | $81,331,972 | 19% |
| JH Fletcher & Co | $1,000 | $0 | $184,365 | – |
