Basis for Inclusion: Larry Ellison qualifies for inclusion under Anchor D (Financial transactions creating conflicts of interest in public office). Ellison quietly contributed approximately $45 million to a political nonprofit supporting Trump’s 2024 campaign — a channel not subject to public disclosure — in addition to $30 million-plus in FEC-reportable Super PAC giving and further post-election contributions to Trump “legacy initiatives” in Washington, D.C. He is also a corporate sponsor of Freedom 250 (the Trump administration’s private fundraising arm whose $1M+ donors receive private presidential receptions) and maintains a documented close personal relationship with President Trump (neighbor, regular golf partner, dining companion). Concurrent with this access and spending, Ellison’s company Oracle received: a managing equity position in a $500 billion AI infrastructure project announced at the White House on Day One; a 15% managing stake in TikTok’s U.S. restructuring; classified military AI deployment contracts; a $395.8 million / 10-year OPM “Federal HR 2.0” contract; and FCC/DOJ approval for a $100 million/year cloud deal tied to his son’s Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery consolidation. This profile documents the factual relationship between political spending, personal access, and government actions that financially benefited the subject.

Subject Classification: Private citizen / Corporate executive. This profile documents only conduct meeting the Non-Speech Anchor Test — political donations alone would not qualify for inclusion. Inclusion is based on the documented convergence of extraordinary personal access to the president, tens of millions in political spending, and an unprecedented concentration of government business flowing to a single company whose chairman is the president’s documented personal friend.

Overview

Larry Ellison is co-founder, executive chairman, and chief technology officer of Oracle Corporation, a multinational enterprise technology company with approximately $53 billion in annual revenue. Born in 1944, Ellison co-founded Oracle in 1977 and built it into one of the world’s largest technology firms. His estimated net worth exceeds $200 billion, making him the third-wealthiest person in America and among the five wealthiest individuals in the world. [DOCUMENTED — Forbes, Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Oracle corporate filings]

Ellison’s significance in political accountability lies in the extraordinary concentration of government benefits flowing to his company during a period of documented personal access to the president and tens of millions in political spending. Since Trump’s second inauguration, Oracle has been named an equity partner in the $500 billion Stargate AI infrastructure project announced at a White House press conference on Day One; awarded a 15% managing stake in the TikTok USDS Joint Venture; selected by the Department of War to deploy AI capabilities on classified military networks; awarded a $395.8 million, 10-year “Federal HR 2.0” contract by the Office of Personnel Management to run federal HR systems for more than two million employees; and received FCC/DOJ approval for the Paramount-Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery consolidation, which places the Ellison family in control of CBS and CNN and delivers Oracle a cloud contract worth approximately $100 million annually. Ellison also serves on Trump’s Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). [DOCUMENTED — White House press conference, TikTok USDS announcement, Oracle press releases, FCC/DOJ filings, OPM contract award, Reuters/Washington Technology]

In June 2026, The Wall Street Journal reported that Ellison gave “roughly $45 million to a political nonprofit group supporting Trump’s election efforts in 2024,” a channel not subject to public disclosure and not previously reported. This dark-money contribution — one of the largest single infusions of that cycle — recast the public understanding of Ellison’s political spending, which FEC records had previously shown as largely inactive during the 2024 presidential race. WSJ additionally reported that Trump’s personal investment accounts traded roughly $2 million of Oracle stock during 2026, according to Office of Government Ethics disclosures. [DOCUMENTED — WSJ, June 24, 2026; OGE filings; CREDIBLY REPORTED — Fortune, The Nation, CNN Reliable Sources, Times of India, Election Law Blog]

As one investigative analysis summarized: Oracle’s chairman appeared at the White House the day after inauguration to announce a $500 billion partnership, received a managing stake in TikTok, won classified military AI contracts, and his son acquired a major media company — all within Trump’s first 18 months in office. [CREDIBLY REPORTED — Slate, OpenSecrets]

Financial Interest in Government Action

Project Stargate ($500 Billion AI Infrastructure)

On January 21, 2025 — Trump’s first full day in office — the president announced Project Stargate at a White House press conference alongside Ellison, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son. Oracle is an initial equity funder and key technology partner in the joint venture, which plans to invest $500 billion in AI data centers across the United States by 2029. [DOCUMENTED — White House press conference, OpenAI announcement]

Ellison stated the first data center was already under construction in Texas. Trump promised to help through “emergency declarations” to expedite development, including provisions for overriding environmental protections. Trump publicly referred to Ellison as “the CEO of everything” during the announcement. [DOCUMENTED — White House press conference transcript]

The administration’s AI Action Plan has been described as reading “like a Christmas gift list for Larry Ellison and Oracle,” including provisions for overriding environmental protections for data center construction, prioritizing contracts with aligned AI firms, integrating AI into the Pentagon, and centralizing government datasets. [CREDIBLY REPORTED — Slate]

Oracle subsequently secured a separate deal with OpenAI for a data center projected to hold 2 million chips, committing to $300 billion in compute purchases over five years. [CREDIBLY REPORTED — MLQ.ai]

TikTok Restructuring (15% Managing Stake)

In January 2026, ByteDance signed binding agreements establishing TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, with Oracle as one of three managing investors, each holding 15%. Oracle serves as the “trusted security partner” responsible for auditing compliance, hosting U.S. user data, and reviewing the app’s recommendation algorithm. [DOCUMENTED — TikTok USDS Joint Venture announcement, NBC News]

Oracle had previously bid for TikTok during Trump’s first term in 2020 and already provided cloud services for the app under “Project Texas.” Trump originally tried to ban TikTok in his first term; his reversal to orchestrating a deal in which a close personal friend received a major ownership stake has drawn scrutiny. [DOCUMENTED — TechCrunch, NBC News]

A lawsuit filed in March 2026 (Tan v. Trump, D.C. Cir., No. 26-01047) alleges the TikTok investors “contributed millions to the President’s political projects or invested billions in his personal businesses” and that the deal violates the divestment law’s purpose. [DOCUMENTED — Bloomberg Law]

Classified Military AI Deployment

In May 2026, the Department of War announced an agreement with Oracle to deploy AI capabilities on classified military networks. Oracle was named alongside SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Reflection as one of eight firms authorized for classified AI deployment. Oracle’s 10 cloud regions dedicated to the U.S. government serve capabilities at DISA IL2 through Special Access Programs (SAP) levels. [DOCUMENTED — Oracle press release, May 1, 2026]

OPM “Federal HR 2.0” Contract ($395.8 Million / 10 Years)

In June 2026, the Office of Personnel Management selected Oracle for a 10-year, $395.8 million contract to build a unified, government-wide human resources platform (“Federal HR 2.0”) managing HR functions for more than two million federal employees. Oracle beat competing bids from major software and consulting firms. Reporting by Reuters and Washington Technology noted Ellison’s role as a prominent Trump supporter and member of the president’s science and technology council in the context of the award. [DOCUMENTED — OPM contract award; CREDIBLY REPORTED — Reuters, Washington Technology, Times of India]

Paramount-Skydance Merger, WBD Consolidation, and Oracle Cloud ($100M/Year)

The FCC approved David Ellison’s (Larry Ellison’s son) Skydance Media acquisition of Paramount Global. Under the arrangement, Paramount Skydance will pay Oracle approximately $100 million annually for cloud services. [CREDIBLY REPORTED — Slate]

In June 2026, the Department of Justice cleared Paramount Skydance’s approximately $81 billion (deal value reported variously up to $111 billion) acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, placing CNN under Ellison-family control. The Wall Street Journal reported (June 24, 2026) that Larry Ellison privately told President Trump that if Paramount landed the WBD deal, Paramount “could overhaul CNN,” and that “both men aren’t fans of the cable news channel.” Paramount denied the reporting on the record, stating that “no commitments from either David or Larry Ellison have been made to any government body … regarding the future of CNN or any other news property, other than the goal to deliver truth-based journalism.” Trump had publicly stated in December 2025 that he favored Paramount’s bid and that “it was imperative that CNN be sold.” [CREDIBLY REPORTED — WSJ, NY Post, TheWrap/Yahoo, CNN Reliable Sources, June 2026]

The Ellison family’s controlling interest in Paramount Skydance (and by extension CBS and, pending final regulatory close, CNN), combined with Oracle’s cloud infrastructure contract and Larry Ellison’s relationship with the president, creates an overlapping concentration of media, technology, and political influence. Larry Ellison is the financial backer of his son’s media company, which is now both an Oracle customer ($100M/year) and a media entity that has required successive FCC and DOJ regulatory approvals to consolidate. [DOCUMENTED — CNN, Facebook post from CNN, June 2026; The Independent]

Political Spending Timeline

Documented Political Contributions