Congress Weighing Ban on Recurring Donations, Could Further Hurt TFG PAC's Monthly Haul
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has pressed for Congress to ban "prechecked recurring donation boxes" from campaign fundraising, a move that could have a negative effect on the efforts of former President Trump's political action committees (PAC), Mediaite reports.
The FEC's recommendation was made after a rare unanimous vote and came on the heels of a New York Times report on the Trump campaign's use of recurring donation tricks to collect more in monthly fundraising during the 2020 election. These prechecked boxes were reportedly added to fundraising solicitations when the campaign was raising less the President Joe Biden's campaign.
"It's almost like theft," FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub said. "I don't want to see donors tricked."
Monthly donations to Trump's various PACs have dried up considerably, says Mediaite. In June, the PACs raised $2.6 million, a steep drop from the $13.8 million they brought in back in January. At $56 million in the first six months of 2021, however, the former president has still far outraised other Republican figureheads, according to The New York Times.
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