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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,757 posts)
Wed Mar 24, 2021, 08:41 PM Mar 2021

Capitol rioters' Trump donations show how much they bought into his election fraud lie

After President Donald Trump lost his re-election campaign, he immediately began asking his supporters for money, a plea that he insisted was necessary to bankroll his fight built on the false claim that the election was stolen through rampant fraud.

James Uptmore, like hundreds of other people, opened his wallet. Weeks later, he was among those who stormed the U.S. Capitol, federal prosecutors say.

An NBC News analysis of campaign finance filings found that in the five weeks after the election, those charged in the Capitol riot increased their political donations by about 75 percent compared to the five weeks leading up to the election. Many had made very few or no donations at all in previous years, but they began escalating their numbers of contributions as Trump was trying to overturn Joe Biden's victory.

Trump and his aligned groups, including the Republican National Committee, raised $207.5 million in the 19 days after the election.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/first-answered-trumps-call-open-080200376.html

"Thanks suckers" The orange dotard.

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Capitol rioters' Trump donations show how much they bought into his election fraud lie (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2021 OP
TrDump knew his grift was about to end,... he figured why not swoop in for the final big kill... magicarpet Mar 2021 #1
Hmmm. Since the mid-1500s empedocles Mar 2021 #2

magicarpet

(14,121 posts)
1. TrDump knew his grift was about to end,... he figured why not swoop in for the final big kill...
Wed Mar 24, 2021, 09:13 PM
Mar 2021

$$$¢¢¢$$$¢¢¢$$$....

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
2. Hmmm. Since the mid-1500s
Wed Mar 24, 2021, 09:25 PM
Mar 2021

A fool and his money are soon parted - Idioms by The Free ...
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/a+fool+and+his+money+are+soon+parted
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This proverbial expression has been cited again and again since the mid-1500s. See also: and, fool, money, soon.

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