Demolition crews finished tearing down the White House’s East Wing to make way for a massive ballroom — one that President Donald Trump said would be paid for by himself and private donors.

The White House released a list of 37 donors on Thursday, and one person helping to fund the ballroom is Konstantin Sokolov, a Russian-born entrepreneur who is the head of a Chicago-based private equity firm.

Many of the names come from industries such as technology and cryptocurrency like Coinbase, Tether, Apple, Google and Meta. Cryptocurrency companies have seen major benefits under the Trump administration through policies and executive orders. Trump’s family has amassed billions through cryptocurrency ventures.

Other companies on the list, like Microsoft and Google, have received lucrative White

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