Far-flung lobbying interests, including an online retailer whose brand is well known in South Korea, shelled out big money to fund the Trump Vance inauguration.
Coupang Inc., a US-based company that has sometimes been dubbed the Amazon.com of South Korea, contributed $1 million to the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee, according to new lobbying disclosures due this week.
Ditto for cryptocurrency company Coinbase Inc., Exxon Mobil Corp., Comcast Corp., and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, according to the new reports.
Those donations offered access to inaugural events where executives and lobbyists could hobnob with Team Trump and an opportunity …