That’s tight, thanks for confirming the “shell game” that Trump played on his donors, where he took donations from them under the guise it would be used fight for the 2020 election, but actually moved that money into his general fund for rallies and trips instead.
Here’s an article that describes the dirty trick in more detail. And I am on high moral ground when pointing this out, because back in January of 2021, right here on FR, I was defending Trump from those who were on here saying that it was all just a scam. I didn’t want to believe it for almost two years. But at some point, you just have to admit you were wrong, if you believe in integrity.
The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund
At 8.38pm on 4 November 2020, the day after America had gone to the polls to elect its next president, Donald Trump sent out a message to hundreds of thousands of his supporters from the email address contact@victory.donaldtrump.com.
By then it was already clear that not only was victory eluding Trump, but that he was heading towards defeat. Not that you would have known it from Trump’s email.
“Friend,” it began. “The Democrats are trying to STEAL the Election. I’ve activated the Official Election Defense Fund and I need EVERY PATRIOT, including YOU, to step up and make sure we have enough resources to PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF OUR ELECTION.”
Over the next nine weeks Trump bombarded his loyal followers with a blitzkrieg of emails, sometimes 25 in a single day. millions of emails sent out from the @victory.donaldtrump.com address essentially said the same thing. They exhorted Trump supporters to back the “Official Election Defense Fund” with their hard-earned dollars.
“If EVERY Patriot chips in $5, President Trump will have what it takes to DEFEND the Election and WIN!” said the email that was transmitted on 10 November – three days after Biden’s victory had been sealed.
There was only one problem with this epic flurry of emails: the Official Election Defense Fund did not exist.
It confirms nothing, only the assumptions and allegations you have in your head. Contact Zoe Lofgren's office. Find out why Democrats never forwarded a criminal referral to the DOJ over the fund raising. You won't do that, because you might find something you don't like, and then you won't have anything to cry about for the next five years.