Trump raised millions to fight a 'stolen' election, but most of the funds went to his PAC, which is legally prohibited from spending money for that reason.
could soon be up against a"sleeper" criminal charge amid the latest revelations that he knew there was no widespread election fraud but continued to fundraise based on the idea of a"stolen" election.reported that Trump's 2020 campaign had hired an outside research firm to help bolster his claims of election fraud, but the Berkley Research Group found no evidence that he was the rightful winner.
The latest proof that Trump had knowledge that he was promoting baseless claims to his supporters has renewed questions that the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot raised about the Trump campaign's fundraising efforts for the"Official Election Defense Fund." Former President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in Manhattan on May 18, 2021, in New York City. Last week, it was reported that Trump's 2020 campaign hired an outside research firm to bolster his claims of election fraud, but no evidence found was found.But because that fund did not really exist, the donations went to Trump's political action committee"Save America" instead.
While Trump raised millions of dollars for the purpose of fighting an allegedly stolen election,"most of the funds they raised went to an entity that was"This new evidence that Trump knew his claims about the election were baseless could be key to proving what may emerge as the sleeper criminal charge related to January 6, 2021," he argued.
"If all this is correct this could constitute a separate action for wire fraud," he said."It would also constitute fundraising for purposes outside of that allowed under FEC rules, and it could too be the basis for legal action."
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