2026-07-02T14:17:04.212Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
据众议院民主党人团体援引匿名消息人士的一份报告称，那些原本打算向一个两党非营利组织捐款、用于筹备美国建国250周年庆祝活动的捐赠者，在不知情的情况下被转至另一个由总统唐纳德·特朗普背书的相关非营利组织。
这份由众议院自然资源委员会民主党工作人员编制的中期报告，包含了匿名消息人士的说法：那些想要向由两党国会委员会监督的美国250周年（America250）非营利组织捐款的捐赠者，收到了错误的电汇指令，导致他们的资金流向了特朗普支持的“自由250”（Freedom 250）。
报告称：“因此，以该国无党派建国纪念委员会名义募集的捐款，可能会在捐赠者不知情的情况下，被转至一个旨在服务总统优先事项的实体。”
报告指出，如果情况属实，这些行为可能构成“潜在的电信诈骗和慈善募捐欺诈”，但并未详细说明被转移的资金总额，即便真有资金被转移的话。
这份长达41页的报告声称，特朗普的盟友试图排挤美国250周年组织，同时将总统置于美国建国周年纪念活动的核心位置，并“出售”与他见面的机会以换取捐款。“自由250”的活动主要由特朗普的高级助手监督，该组织已采取措施将自己打造成领导美国建国庆典的“无党派”组织。
该报告呼应了外部监督团体的投诉，即“自由250”的财务和运营缺乏透明度。“自由250”是国家公园基金会去年年底成立的子公司，旨在开展一系列建国250周年相关活动，特朗普希望借此“重塑民族自豪感”。
“自由250”组织的活动包括在国家广场举办特朗普的“伟大美国州博览会”。8月的活动还包括在华盛顿特区举办的印第赛车比赛，以及“爱国者运动会”——一项青少年体育赛事，两名获胜青少年将平分25万美元的奖学金。
CNN已联系“自由250”、美国250周年组织、白宫和国家公园基金会置评。
报告详述了“自由250”与美国250周年组织之间关于纳税人资金的持续斗争，众议院民主党人指控这场争端导致这个两党非营利组织出现1亿美元的资金缺口。
报告援引新闻报道和工作人员的秘密采访称，特朗普政府拒绝拨付原本承诺给美国250周年组织的联邦资金。
去年，国会在《一项宏大而美好的法案》中为建国250周年庆祝活动拨款1.5亿美元，报告称白宫官员和美国250周年组织曾商定，该组织将获得其中1亿美元资金。但据报告称，白宫官员在去年11月通知美国250周年组织，仅会拨付5000万美元。
然而，报告称，美国250周年组织迄今为止仅收到了这笔资金的一半，即2500万美元，并“在财务不确定性以及与‘自由250’战略不一致的情况下，难以执行原定的活动计划”。
美国250周年组织的一位发言人上月告诉CNN，其主要的7月4日活动的大部分资金来自“私人来源”。当被问及与“自由250”在赞助商和联邦资金方面的 reported 紧张关系时，该发言人表示，美国250周年组织支持“私人赞助商灵活与所有为250周年筹备活动和项目的组织合作”。
美国250周年组织主席罗西·里奥丝周四在一份声明中表示，该组织将“继续专注于由我们两党委员会批准的、在地方、州、国家和国际层面开展的以价值观为导向的活动，包括7月4日周末期间的千载难逢的庆祝时刻”。
她补充道：“我们支持众多其他在联邦、州和地方层面为250周年筹备活动的组织，以便所有美国人都有充足的机会参与庆祝。”
根据报告，国家公园基金会上月在给众议院民主党人的一封信中表示，“自由250”的大部分运营资金来自“国会专门为建国250周年纪念活动拨付的联邦资金”。联邦记录显示，内政部已向该基金会拨付了6800万美元，该基金会有权将资金分配给“自由250”。
报告还提到，“自由250”的赞助套餐包含VIP活动入场券、在全国独立日庆祝活动上的发言机会，以及为达到捐赠门槛的人士提供与特朗普的“历史性合影机会”。
据报告称，国家公园基金会告诉委员会民主党人，其未参与“自由250”的宣传材料或捐赠福利套餐的制定。
与美国250周年组织一样，“自由250”可以为捐赠者保密。但“自由250”与白宫的关联引起了监督团体和民主党人的关注，他们要求“自由250”公开其捐赠者身份。
“自由250”官网列出了约24家赞助商。其中包括帕兰蒂尔、洛克希德·马丁和甲骨文等多家公司，它们均持有大量联邦数据和国防服务合同。其他赞助商如终极格斗锦标赛和潘世奇集团，分别由特朗普的盟友达纳·怀特和罗杰·潘斯克执掌。
上月被问及“自由250”是否会承诺公开披露其捐赠者时，该组织首席执行官基思·克拉奇在接受CNN采访时表示：“我们始终秉持问责和透明原则。”
就国家公园基金会而言，其也表示，“自由250”收到或支出的公共和私人资金都将通过其标准的财务报告和审计流程进行核算。
6月25日，在报告发布前，众议院自然资源委员会资深民主党议员、来自加利福尼亚州的众议员贾里德·哈夫曼在接受采访时表示，若民主党在11月的选举中重新掌控众议院，他希望更积极地调查“自由250”。委员会主席拥有传票权。
他说：“整个项目显然处处都有腐败的危险信号，但我们可能要到明年才能了解全部真相。”
Trump-backed organizer of America’s 250th birthday events may have duped donors, report from House Democrats alleges
2026-07-02T14:17:04.212Z / CNN
Donors who intended to support a bipartisan nonprofit that’s organizing celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary were allegedly redirected — without their knowledge — to a separate nonprofit behind events being promoted by President Donald Trump, according to a report from a group of House Democrats, citing confidential, unnamed sources.
The interim report, compiled by Democratic staff on the House Natural Resources Committee, includes accounts from unnamed sources about donors who wanted to give to the America250 nonprofit, which is overseen by a bipartisan congressional commission, being given incorrect wire instructions so that their money would flow to the Trump-backed Freedom 250.
“A gift solicited in the name of the nation’s nonpartisan birthday commission could thus be redirected without the donor’s knowledge, by an entity created to serve the President’s priorities,” the report said.
If true, the actions could constitute “potential wire fraud and charitable solicitation fraud,” according to the report, which doesn’t detail how much money was diverted, if at all.
The 41-page report claims Trump allies sought to sideline America250 while putting the president at the center of the nation’s anniversary and “selling” access to him in exchange for donations. Freedom 250’s activities are largely overseen by top Trump aides, and it has taken steps to brand itself as the “nonpartisan” group “leading the celebration” of America’s birthday.
The report echoes complaints from outside watchdog groups about a lack of transparency around the finances and operations of Freedom 250, a subsidiary of the National Park Foundation launched late last year to carry out a slew of 250th programming that Trump hopes will “renew national pride.”
Among the events organized by Freedom 250, the group is hosting Trump’s Great American State Fair on the National Mall. An IndyCar race in Washington, DC, and the Patriot Games, a youth athletic contest where two teenaged victors will split a $250,000 scholarship prize, are on the books for August.
CNN has reached out to Freedom 250, America250, the White House and the National Park Foundation for comment.
The report details an ongoing struggle between Freedom 250 and America250 over taxpayer funds that committee Democrats allege left the bipartisan nonprofit with a shortfall of $100 million.
Citing news reports and confidential interviews conducted by staff, the report said the Trump administration has refused to hand over federal funding it had promised to America250.
Last year, Congress allocated $150 million to 250th celebrations in the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” and the report contends that White House officials and America250 agreed the group would receive $100 million of those funds. However, according to the report, White House officials informed America250 in November that it would only receive $50 million.
Yet, the report said America250 has so far only received half of those funds – $25 million – and has “struggled to execute planned programming amid financial uncertainty and misalignment with Freedom 250.”
An America250 spokesperson told CNN last month that most financial support for its major July Fourth events comes from “private sources.” When asked about reported tensions with Freedom 250 over sponsors and federal funds, the spokesperson said America250 supports “private sponsors having the flexibility to work with all organizations planning events and initiatives” for the 250th.
Rosie Rios, chair of America250, said in a statement Thursday that the organization will “continue to focus on the values-based programming approved by our bipartisan Commission at the local, state, national and international levels, including once-in-a-lifetime celebratory moments during the 4th of July weekend.”
“We are supportive of the many other organizations planning events for the 250th at the federal, state and local level, so all Americans have ample opportunities to join in the celebration,” she added.
The National Park Foundation told committee Democrats in a letter last month that the majority of Freedom 250’s operating funds come from “federal funds appropriated by Congress specifically for the 250th anniversary commemorations,” according to the report. Federal records show $68 million has been sent from the Department of Interior to the foundation, which has the ability to distribute the funding to Freedom 250.
The report also mentions Freedom 250 sponsorship packages that include VIP event access, speaking roles at the national Fourth of July celebration and an “historic photo opportunity” with Trump for people who meet donation benchmarks.
The National Park Foundation told Democrats on the committee that it was not involved in the development of Freedom 250’s promotional material or donor-benefit packages, according to the report.
Like America250, Freedom 250 can maintain the anonymity of its donors. However, Freedom 250’s connection to the White House has caught the attention of watchdog groups and Democrats who are demanding that Freedom 250 make its donor identities public.
Freedom 250 lists about two dozen sponsors on its website. A number of these, like Palantir, Lockheed Martin and Oracle, have large federal contracts to provide data and defense services. Others, like Ultimate Fighting Championship and Penske Corp., are led by Trump allies Dana White and Roger Penske, respectively.
When asked last month whether Freedom 250 would commit to publicly disclosing its donors, CEO Keith Krach told CNN in an interview: “We’re all about accountability and transparency.”
For its part, the National Park Foundation has also said that both public and private Freedom 250 funds received or expended will be accounted for through its standard financial reporting and audit processes.
In an interview on June 25, before the report’s release, Rep. Jared Huffman, a California Democrat who serves as ranking member on the Natural Resources Committee, said he hopes to more aggressively investigate Freedom 250 if the Democrats retake the House in November. Committee chairs have subpoena power.
“There certainly are red flags waving everywhere about the corrupt quality of this whole enterprise, but we may not be able to tell the full story until sometime next year,” he said.
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