Money Amazon paid a Trump fundraiser $70,000 per quarter to lobby against counterfeit vendors June 4, 2019June 5, 2019 Brian Schwartz, CNBC Comments Off on Amazon paid a Trump fundraiser $70,000 per quarter to lobby against counterfeit vendors From July 2018 until March 2019, Amazon paid Ballard Partners up to $70,000 each quarter to combat in the import of counterfeit goods.