Trump asks for 'election defense' donations, but the money also benefits his new leadership PAC

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: CNN

Donald Trump has established a leadership PAC, a fundraising arm that could allow him to continue to exert influence in Republican politics even after he leaves office.

"The President always planned to do this, win or lose, so he can support candidates and issues he cares about, such as combating voter fraud," campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said in an emailed statement Tuesday when asked about the PAC.

The committee is dubbed Save America, according to its filings with the Federal Election Commission. And Trump's team already has begun fundraising for the PAC, adding Save America to the list of political organizations that will receive a share of the funds the President's operation is scrambling to raise for what it calls his "election defense task force."

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One solicitation sent Tuesday morning calls on "every single Patriot ... to help DEFEND the integrity" of the election.

Save America, however, gets an early cut of the funds raised. The fine print shows that 60% of the funds go first to Save America -- up to the $5,000 legal donation limit -- and then to the Trump campaign's recount account. Forty percent will go to the Republican National Committee's operating account.

Campaign finance experts say Trump is engaging in a bait-and-switch tactic with his supporters.



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I wonder if he's been talking to Gingrich? This is the king of shit he usually pulls.

[Me.]

1. THe Newest Grift?

Pockets lined?

[badhair77]

2. So now the issue he cares about is voter fraud. What about the wall?

These issues keep changing. Hope his PAC goes the way of Sarah Palin’s PAC/family vacation fund.

[DLCWIdem]

3. Well since most of that money will go into his pocket

That would be less money to the GA runoffs

[pecosbob]

4. Looks like time to finally appoint a chairman for the FEC

Then perhaps they can begin work on disassembling the GOP money-laundering machine.

[SergeStorms]

5. He's going to use that money....

to start his pay-to-view "media channel" to grift even more money from his brain-dead cult. Would it be wrong to pray for the Trump jet to crash (with all aboard) after the "worst family" leaves office?

[C Moon]

6. The GOP is already focusing on destroying Biden's leadership as President of the U.S.A.

But Republicans are a selfish species, so Trump will fade away, and other Republicans will come to the foreground.
Trump will become a warped, frustrated old man—a scurvy little spider.

[Lock him up.]

7. In jail, for all the sh!t he's pulled his whole life, all the lives he destroyed and the deaths he

caused by negligence, incompetence, or by his inbred devilish malignancy.

[DeminPennswoods]

8. It's sad to think of the money the cultists will send

him while denying themselves basic necessities.

[Crowman2009]

9. As if they don't waste enough money with the gun hoarding.

[BlueWavePsych]

10. Drumpf's PAC spam levels are off the chart.

Since the election, the campaign has already fired off over 140 emails to supporters -- sometimes maxing out at over 20 emails in a single day -- at times begging supporters for donations.

"This is your FINAL NOTICE," one email warned. "So far, you've ignored all our emails asking you to join us in DEFENDING THE ELECTION. You've ignored Team Trump, Eric, Lara, Don, the Vice President AND you've even ignored the President of the United States."

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-fundraising-save-america-pac-contesting-election-results/story?id=74128659

Good strategy; irritate base and turn-off supporters. They know they are being grifted