435 Congresscritters + 100 Senators = 535 mailings.
~$3.50 per mailing X 535 mailings = $1872.50.
Unsure of the cost of the public notary, but let's say five bucks a page (which is on the high side, I think).
535 X 5 = $2675.
$2675 + $1872.50 = $4547.5
Not including cost of envelopes.
Leaving around five grand unaccounted for.
Now if someone really did put up 10 grand for this, it might be interesting to know if they just paid the fees and there are more than I am aware of, or if Smith told the person that he needed ten grand to do this and the unlucky schlub just forked it over.
The extra five grand might explain why Smith would do this.
Just speculating.
I wouldn’t even speculate as there are too many variables on how they were mailed, the cost of printing etc.
Is there any proof that he made these mailing to Congress or do we have to take him at his word?