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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's election challenge looks like a scam to line his pockets "It's a straight up bait & switch"
President Trump isnt really trying to overturn the election. Hes simply running one more scam before he leaves office that would enable him to enrich himself.
Theyre trying to STEAL this Election, declared one such Trump campaign fundraising missive from Donald J. Trump, President of the United States on Wednesday afternoon. I promise you my team is fighting the clock to DEFEND the integrity of this Election, but we cannot do it alone. We need EVERY Patriot, like YOU, to step up and make sure we have the resources to keep going.
Please contribute ANY AMOUNT RIGHT NOW to DEFEND the Election.
But at the provided link to the OFFICIAL ELECTION DEFENSE FUND, the legalese at the end says something rather different:
Sixty percent of the contribution, up to $5,000, goes to Save America, Trumps newly created leadership PAC. And 40 percent of the contribution up to $35,500, goes to the Republican National Committees operating account, its political (not legal) fund. Only after reaching the first maximum would a single penny go to Trumps Recount Account, and only after reaching the second maximum would a penny go to the RNCs legal account.
Its a straight-up bait and switch, Paul S. Ryan, the vice president of policy and litigation at Common Cause, tells me. Such email solicitations target small donors, so for the overwhelming majority of people contributing
none of their money will end up in recount accounts or be used for otherwise challenging the election.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/11/trumps-election-challenge-looks-like-scam-line-his-pockets/
Rhiannon12866
(205,320 posts)He never wanted or intended to do the job...
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)get dismissed immediately. Trump wants to make it look like he's doing something so he can continue the scam.
Rhiannon12866
(205,320 posts)And he isn't even good at that!
2naSalit
(86,607 posts)Ain't gonna pay for themselves and since he doesn't have time to sell off US assets, he's gotta do something. That's why he intends to run again for the next election in '24, so he can continuously campaign and beg for $$. He'll be holding rallies where he gets the cash from the door.
C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)Fools and their money are fueling golden toilets, Jr's drug habits and marked-up attorney lunches. What racket.