Trump turns to his ‘old cast’ to raise millions for 2024 and the PAC paying his legal bills

Veteran investor John Paulson has called allies on Wall Street to make the case that it’s time to help Donald Trump become president again.

“My message is that we need to unite and stand behind President Trump. There is only one candidate that can lead us in the right direction,” he told CNBC on Monday.

“It’s important to put personal differences aside and focus on what’s important: protecting our borders, immigration, crime, education, the economy, trade, and foreign policy,” said Paulson.

The hedge fund founder is hosting a splashy fundraising dinner for Trump April 6 at his house in Palm Beach, Florida. But Paulson is not the only GOP kingmaker who is privately gearing up to help Trump.

Republican megadonor Rebekah Mercer was spotted earlier this month at a private party with other Trump allies in Palm Beach, according to a person familiar with the matter. Her attendance raised eyebrows because she and her father, Robert Mercer, have publicly distanced themselves from the former president since 2018.

Nonetheless, friends of the Mercers say they are expecting the two Republican donors to play a critical role for Trump this year with potential future fundraising events and major donations to pro-Trump political action committees. Representatives for the Mercers did not respond to a request for comment.

These efforts are the latest signs of a bigger project underway: Trump and his inner circle are cobbling together a small but wealthy group of financiers to help him raise money for both his campaign and a political action committee paying his legal bills.

“It’s the old cast coming back together to take it across the finish line,” said an advisor to one of Trump’s bundlers. This advisor and others were granted anonymity to describe private conversations.

Many of these “old…